How brain structures and neuronal circuits mechanistically underpin symbolic meaning has
recently been elucidated by neuroimaging, neuropsychological, and neurocomputational …

Grounded cognition rejects traditional views that cognition is computation on amodal
symbols in a modular system, independent of the brain's modal systems for perception …

Componential theories of lexical semantics assume that concepts can be represented by
sets of features or attributes that are in some sense primitive or basic components of …

The 15 articles in this special issue on The Representation of Concepts illustrate the rich
variety of theoretical positions and supporting research that characterize the area. Although …

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 …

Theories of cognition often assume that a single type of rep1esentation underlies
knowledge.. Traditionally, most theories have assumed that amodal symbols provide …

Abstract Space, time, and number are fundamental to how we act within and reason about
the world. These three experiential domains are systematically intertwined in behavior …

Models of speech perception are in general agreement with respect to the major cortical
regions involved, but lack precision with regard to localization and lateralization of …

The idea that concepts are embodied by our motor and sensory systems is popular in
current theorizing about cognition. Embodied cognition accounts come in different versions …

What is the role of language in social interaction? What does language bring to social
encounters? We argue that language can be conceived of as a tool for interacting minds …