A great deal of research has focused on the question of whether or not concepts are
embodied as a rule. Supporters of embodiment have pointed to studies that implicate …

Biological plausibility is an essential constraint for any viable model of semantic memory.
Yet, we have only the most rudimentary understanding of how the human brain conducts …

Our thoughts depend on knowledge about objects, people, properties, and events. To think
about where we left our keys, what we are going to make for dinner, when we last fed the …

One of the most controversial issues in the cognitive neuroscience literature on concepts is
whether the motor features of verb meanings are represented in the precentral motor …

ABSTRACT A core assumption in the current neurosemantic research is that meanings of
concrete words (object nouns, action verbs) are at least partially grounded in modality …

Neuroimaging and neuropsychological experiments suggest that modality-preferential
cortices, including motor-and somatosensory areas, contribute to the semantic processing of …

Based on a review of recent literature, a recurrent circuit model describes how cortico-
thalamo-cortical and cortico-cortical circuitry supports word retrieval, auditory-verbal …

We examined the effectiveness of a 2-week regimen of a semantic feature training in
combination with transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) for progressive naming …

With the objective to investigate the role of the insula in recognizing emotion, we performed
direct electrical stimulation over the anterior insular cortex during awake surgery while …

Modern voxel-based lesion-symptom mapping (VLSM) analyses techniques provide
powerful tools to examine the relationship between structure and function of the healthy …