Semantic memory refers to knowledge about people, objects, actions, relations, self, and
culture acquired through experience. The neural systems that store and retrieve this …

Cognitive Neuroscience of Language provides an up-to-date, wide-ranging, and
pedagogically practical survey of the most important developments in this exciting field. It …

Results from neuroimaging studies have shown that the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex
(DLPFC) implements processes critical for organizing items in working memory (WM). Based …

The Simulation Framework, also known as the Embodied Cognition Framework, maintains
that conceptual knowledge is grounded in sensorimotor systems. To test several predictions …

Reading aloud involves computing the sound of a word from its visual form. This may be
accomplished 1) by direct associations between spellings and phonology and 2) by …

Cohen and Dehaene et al. proposed that the Visual Word Form Area (VWFA) in the left
midfusiform gyrus, contrary to its name, is limited to the extraction of an abstract letter string …

Language and communication deficits are core features of autism spectrum disorders (ASD),
even in high-functioning adults with ASD. This study investigated brain activation patterns …

We provide neurobehavioral evidence supporting the transferable benefit of music training
to alter brain function and enhance cognitive performance in a nonmusical visuospatial task …

Objective Language skills continue to develop rapidly in children during the school‐age
years, and the “snapshot” view of the neural substrates of language provided by current …

Word length, frequency, and predictability count among the most influential variables during
reading. Their effects are well-documented in eye movement studies, but pertinent evidence …