The paper introduces a new perspective on abstract concepts (eg “freedom”) and their
associate words representation, the Words As social Tools (WAT) view. Traditional theories …

The neuroscientific study of conceptual representation has largely focused on categories of
concrete entities (biological entities, tools…), while abstract knowledge has been less …

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 …

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

How are abstract concepts such as 'freedom'and 'democracy'represented in the mind? One
prominent proposal suggests that abstract concepts are grounded in emotion. Supporting …

Sensory experience shapes what and how knowledge is stored in the brain—our knowledge
about the color of roses depends in part on the activity of color-responsive neurons based …

Abstract concepts are relevant to a wide range of disciplines, including cognitive science,
linguistics, psychology, cognitive, social, and affective neuroscience, and philosophy. This …

The anterior temporal lobes (ATL) have become a key brain region of interest in cognitive
neuroscience founded upon neuropsychological investigations of semantic dementia (SD) …

The field of psycholinguistics is currently experiencing an explosion of interest in the
analysis of neural oscillations—rhythmic brain activity synchronized at different temporal and …

Abstract concepts, like justice and friendship, are central features of our daily lives.
Traditionally, abstract concepts are distinguished from other concepts in that they cannot be …