Seeing an agent perform an action typically triggers a motor simulation of that action in the
observer's Mirror Neuron System (MNS). Over the past few years, it has become increasingly …

The grounding of concepts in the sensorimotor brain systems is controversially discussed.
Grounded cognition models propose that concepts are represented in modality-specific …

Among various questions pertinent to grounding human cognitive functions in a
neurobiological substrate, the association between language and motor brain structures is a …

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

Concepts bind together the features commonly associated with objects and events to form
networks in long-term semantic memory. These conceptual networks are the basis of human …

The anterior temporal lobes (ATL) have become a key brain region of interest in cognitive
neuroscience founded upon neuropsychological investigations of semantic dementia (SD) …

According to the popular Grounded Cognition Model (GCM), the sensory and motor features
of concepts, including word meanings, are stored directly within neural systems for …

A central question in the cognitive sciences is which role embodiment plays for high-level
cognitive functions, such as conceptual processing. Here, we propose that one reason why …

What makes human communication exceptional is the ability to grasp speaker's intentions
beyond what is said verbally. How the brain processes communicative functions is one of …