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 …

Historically, the anterior part of the temporal lobe was labelled as a unique structure named
Brain Area 38 by Brodmann or Temporopolar Area TG by Von Economo, but its functions …

Humans have a striking ability to infer meaning from even the sparsest and most abstract
forms of narratives. At the same time, flexibility in the form of a narrative is matched by …

Although the perirhinal cortex (PRC), parahippocampal cortex (PHC) and retrosplenial
cortex (RSC) have an essential role in memory, the precise functions of these areas are …

" Brings together the cognitive, the cultural, and the neurological in an elegant, compelling
narrative. A revelatory work."--Oliver Sacks, MD The act of reading is so easily taken for …

Mr M, a patient with semantic dementia—a neurodegenerative disease that is characterized
by the gradual deterioration of semantic memory—was being driven through the countryside …

We see the world in scenes, where visual objects occur in rich surroundings, often
embedded in a typical context with other related objects. How does the human brain analyse …

The roles of the right and left anterior temporal lobes (ATLs) in conceptual knowledge are a
source of debate between 4 conflicting accounts. Possible ATL specializations include:(1) …

Spoken word recognition requires complex, invariant representations. Using a meta-analytic
approach incorporating more than 100 functional imaging experiments, we show that …

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 …