A basic claim of the embodiment framework is that all psychological processes are
influenced by body morphology, sensory systems, motor systems, and emotions. As such …

According to embodied cognition theories, higher cognitive abilities depend on the
reenactment of sensory and motor representations. In the first part of this review, we critically …

Although much is known about the representation and processing of concrete concepts,
knowledge of what abstract semantics might be is severely limited. In this article we first …

Linguistic labels (eg,“chair”) seem to activate visual properties of the objects to which they
refer. Here we investigated whether language-based activation of visual representations can …

We present an account of semantic representation that focuses on distinct types of
information from which word meanings can be learned. In particular, we argue that there are …

The goal of perceptual systems is to allow organisms to adaptively respond to ecologically
relevant stimuli. Because all perceptual inputs are ambiguous, perception needs to rely on …

Embodied theories are increasingly challenging traditional views of cognition by arguing
that conceptual representations that constitute our knowledge are grounded in sensory and …

Abstract “Embodied” proposals claim that the meaning of at least some words, concepts and
constructions is grounded in knowledge about actions and objects. An alternative …

The idea that concepts are embodied by our motor and sensory systems is popular in
current theorizing about cognition. Embodied cognition accounts come in different versions …

Recent research has slowly corroded a belief that selective attention and consciousness are
so tightly entangled that they cannot be individually examined. In this review, we summarize …