Context Effects on Embodied Representation of Language Concepts
- 1st Edition - March 20, 2013
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Author: Jie Yang
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 4 0 7 8 1 6 - 1
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 4 0 7 9 3 0 - 4
Embodied theories claim that semantic representations are grounded in sensorimotor systems, but the contribution of sensorimotor brain areas in representing meaning is still co… Read more
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Request a sales quoteEmbodied theories claim that semantic representations are grounded in sensorimotor systems, but the contribution of sensorimotor brain areas in representing meaning is still controversial. One current debate is whether activity in sensorimotor areas during language comprehension is automatic. Numerous neuroimaging studies reveal activity in perception and action areas during semantic processing that is automatic and independent of context, but increasing findings show that involvement of sensorimotor areas and the connectivity between word-form areas and sensorimotor areas can be modulated by contextual information. Context Effects on Embodied Representation of Language Concepts focuses on these findings and discusses the influences from word, phrase, and sentential contexts that emphasize either dominant conceptual features or non-dominant conceptual features.
- Reviews the findings about contextual modularity
- Clarifies the invariant and flexible features of embodied lexical-semantic processing
Cognitive neuroscientists and psychologists interested in "grounded cognition," cognitive neuroscientists, psycholinguists
1. Theories About Automatic Embodied Representation2. Theories About Context-Dependent Embodied Representation3. Evidence for Automatic Embodied Representation4. EEG and MEG Evidences5. fMRI Evidence6. Evidence for Context-Dependent Embodied Representation7. Discussion8. Conclusion
- Edition: 1
- Published: March 20, 2013
- No. of pages (eBook): 28
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9780124078161
- eBook ISBN: 9780124079304
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