Conceptual representations in long-term memory crucially contribute to perception and
action, language and thought. However, the precise nature of these conceptual memory …

At first glance, conceptual representations (eg, our internal notion of the object “lemon”)
seem static; we have the impression that there is something that the concept lemon …

Over recent years, the psychology of concepts has been rejuvenated by new work on
prototypes, inventive ideas on causal cognition, the development of neo-empiricist theories …

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 …

Single words and sentences referring to bodily actions activate the motor cortex. However,
this semantic grounding of concrete language does not address the critical question whether …

Digital writing devices associated with the use of computers, tablet PCs, or mobile phones
are increasingly replacing writing by hand. It is, however, controversially discussed how …

Recent theories propose that cognition is embodied in the sense that it is critically based on
reinstatements of external (perception) and internal states (proprioception) as well as bodily …

Traditionally, concepts are conceived as abstract mental entities distinct from perceptual or
motor brain systems. However, recent results let assume modality-specific representations of …

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

Our capacity to use tools and objects is often considered one of the hallmarks of the human
species. Many objects greatly extend our bodily capabilities to act in the physical world, such …