Behavioral and neurophysiological effects of word imageability and concreteness remain a
topic of central interest in cognitive neuroscience and could provide essential clues for …

Research suggests that intolerance of uncertainty is a cognitive process involved in
excessive worry and generalized anxiety disorder (GAD). Although previous studies indicate …

A prevailing neurobiological theory of semantic memory proposes that part of our knowledge
about concrete, highly imageable concepts is stored in the form of sensory–motor …

Abstract Concept properties are an integral part of theories of conceptual representation and
processing. To date, little is known about conceptual properties of abstract concepts, such as …

Studies have suggested attention-free semantic processing of natural scenes in which
concurrent tasks leave category detection unimpaired (eg, F. Li, R. VanRullen, C. Koch, & P …

The pronunciation of irregular words in deep orthographies like English cannot be specified
by simple rules. On the other hand, the fact that novel letter strings can be pronounced …

Readers comprehend narrative texts by constructing a series of mental models of the
situations described in the text. These models are updated when readers encounter …

Whereas some research on immediate recall of verbal lists has suggested that it is limited by
the number of chunks that can be recalled (eg, N. Cowan, Z. Chen, & JN Rouder, 2004; E …

Neuroimaging studies of auditory and visual phonological processing have revealed
activation of the left inferior and middle frontal gyri. However, because of task differences in …

How do interpreters manage to cope with the adverse effects of concurrent articulation while
trying to comprehend the message in the source language? In Experiments 1–3, we …