According to the grounded perspective, cognition emerges from the interaction of classic
cognitive processes with the modalities, the body, and the environment. Rather than being …

Stroke is a leading cause of disability, with deficits encompassing multiple functional
domains. The heterogeneity underlying stroke poses significant challenges in the prediction …

Cognitive Neuroscience of Language provides an up-to-date, wide-ranging, and
pedagogically practical survey of the most important developments in this exciting field. It …

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 …

Semantic processing is a central component of language and cognition. The anterior
temporal lobe is postulated to be a key hub for semantic processing, but the posterior …

Theories of language organization in the brain commonly posit that different regions
underlie distinct linguistic mechanisms. However, such theories have been criticized on the …

The praxis representation network (PRN) of the left cerebral hemisphere is typically linked to
the control of functional interactions with familiar tools. Surprisingly, little is known about the …

The extent to which action and perception systems of the brain are involved in semantic
comprehension remains controversial. Whether figurative language, such as metaphors and …

Introduction Aphasia is a speech-language impairment commonly caused by damage to the
left hemisphere. The neural mechanisms that underpin different types of aphasia and their …

The contribution of action-perception systems of the brain to lexical semantics remains
controversial. Here, we used high-definition transcranial direct current stimulation (HD …