Recent research in spatial language has demonstrated that the interpretation of a spatial
term depends not only on the geometry of the configuration of the objects being spatially …

The present paper grounds the linguistic categorization of space in aspects of visual
perception; specifically, the structure of projective spatial terms such as above are grounded …

Two experiments examined subjects' ability to make drawings of spatial layouts based on
verbal descriptions. There were two sorts of descriptions that depended solely on the order …

This study investigated whether spatial situation models are constructed in naturalistic story
comprehension. The experiment featured a relatively complex, naturalistic text. When …

Based on the MEC model of Spatial Presence, an experiment (N= 34) was conducted that
explores the development of Spatial Presence in readers of text. Two techniques for text …

Spatial prepositions such as in and on seem to denote semantically indeterminate spatial
relations. This reflects, in part, the physical relationships between the objects in the scenes …

Does language influence recognition for spatial scenes? In Experiments 1 and 2,
participants viewed ambiguous pictures, with or without spatial sentences. In a yes—no …

Subjects in three experiments read texts describing the locations of landmarks in a fictitious
town. Later they drew sketch maps and verified sentences describing the relative locations …

Examined the role of study time and the influence of visuospatial ability on mental
representation derived from spatial descriptions, in a sentence by sentence text presentation …

Humans have the ability to build and to inspect an internal visual image of an environment
built from a verbal description. We used positron emission tomography (PET) to investigate …