Semantic cognition refers to our ability to use, manipulate and generalize knowledge that is
acquired over the lifespan to support innumerable verbal and non-verbal behaviours. This …

Recent studies suggest that a complex, distributed neural network underpins semantic
cognition. This article reviews our contribution to this emerging picture and traces the …

Semantic cognition requires a combination of semantic representations and executive
control processes to direct activation in a task-and time-appropriate fashion [Jefferies, E., & …

Conceptual knowledge reflects our multi-modal 'semantic database'. As such, it brings
meaning to all verbal and non-verbal stimuli, is the foundation for verbal and non-verbal …

Semantic ambiguity is typically measured by summing the number of senses or dictionary
definitions that a word has. Such measures are somewhat subjective and may not …

Semantic cognition requires conceptual representations shaped by verbal and nonverbal
experience and executive control processes that regulate activation of knowledge to meet …

Assigning meaning to words, sounds, and objects requires stored conceptual knowledge
plus executive mechanisms that shape semantic retrieval according to the task or context …

The role of the anterior temporal lobes (ATLs) in semantic cognition is not clear from the
current literature. Semantic dementia patients show a progressive and a specific semantic …

Semantic retrieval involves both (1) automatic spreading activation between highly related
concepts and (2) executive control processes that tailor this activation to suit the current …

Most contemporary theories of semantic memory assume that concepts are formed from the
distillation of information arising in distinct sensory and verbal modalities. The neural basis …