We investigated how auditory language processing is modified by a listener's previous
experience with the specific activities mentioned in the speech. In particular, we asked …

Some studies have reported that understanding concrete action-related words and
sentences elicits activations of motor areas in the brain. The present fMRI study goes one …

A controversial question in cognitive neuroscience is whether comprehension of words and
sentences engages brain mechanisms specific for decoding linguistic meaning or whether …

Embodied theories of language processing suggest that this motor simulation is an
automatic and necessary component of meaning representation. If this is the case, then …

The sensory–motor account of conceptual processing suggests that modality-specific
attributes play a central role in the organization of object and action knowledge in the brain …

Abstract EEG mu rhythms (8–13 Hz) recorded at fronto-central electrodes are generally
considered as markers of motor cortical activity in humans, because they are modulated …

Recent research has indicated that processing different kinds of action verbs, such as those
related to arm or leg movements (eg grab, kick), engages regions along the motor strip …

Embodied theories of conceptual knowledge suggest that sensory-motor representations of
actions similar to those involved in the performance of the action described are recruited …

Abstract The mu rhythms (8–13 Hz) and the beta rhythms (15 up to 30 Hz) of the EEG are
observed in the central electrodes (C3, Cz and C4) in resting states, and become …

Among other things, humans talk about what they perceive and do, like “glowing,”“hopping,”
and “squeaking.” What is the relationship between our sensory‐motor experiences and word …