Language is primarily a tool for communication rather than thought

E Fedorenko, ST Piantadosi, EAF Gibson - Nature, 2024‏ - nature.com
Abstract Language is a defining characteristic of our species, but the function, or functions,
that it serves has been debated for centuries. Here we bring recent evidence from …

The neural and computational bases of semantic cognition

MAL Ralph, E Jefferies, K Patterson… - Nature reviews …, 2017‏ - nature.com
Semantic cognition refers to our ability to use, manipulate and generalize knowledge that is
acquired over the lifespan to support innumerable verbal and non-verbal behaviours. This …

[HTML][HTML] The neural correlates of semantic control revisited

RL Jackson - NeuroImage, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Semantic control, the ability to selectively access and manipulate meaningful information on
the basis of context demands, is a critical component of semantic cognition. The precise …

A unifying account of angular gyrus contributions to episodic and semantic cognition

GF Humphreys, MAL Ralph, JS Simons - Trends in neurosciences, 2021‏ - cell.com
The angular gyrus (AG) region of lateral parietal cortex has been implicated in a wide variety
of tasks and functions, generating numerous influential theories. However, these theories …

[HTML][HTML] Exploring the role of the posterior middle temporal gyrus in semantic cognition: Integration of anterior temporal lobe with executive processes

J Davey, HE Thompson, G Hallam, T Karapanagiotidis… - Neuroimage, 2016‏ - Elsevier
Making sense of the world around us depends upon selectively retrieving information
relevant to our current goal or context. However, it is unclear whether selective semantic …

The neurobiology of semantic memory

JR Binder, RH Desai - Trends in cognitive sciences, 2011‏ - cell.com
Semantic memory includes all acquired knowledge about the world and is the basis for
nearly all human activity, yet its neurobiological foundation is only now becoming clear …

Stimulation map** of white matter tracts to study brain functional connectivity

H Duffau - Nature Reviews Neurology, 2015‏ - nature.com
Despite advances in the new science of connectomics, which aims to comprehensively map
neural connections at both structural and functional levels, techniques to directly study the …

[HTML][HTML] A comprehensive survey on the detection, classification, and challenges of neurological disorders

AA Lima, MF Mridha, SC Das, MM Kabir, MR Islam… - Biology, 2022‏ - mdpi.com
Simple Summary This study represents a resourceful review article that can deliver
resources on neurological diseases and their implemented classification algorithms to …

Where is the semantic system? A critical review and meta-analysis of 120 functional neuroimaging studies

JR Binder, RH Desai, WW Graves, LL Conant - Cerebral cortex, 2009‏ - academic.oup.com
Semantic memory refers to knowledge about people, objects, actions, relations, self, and
culture acquired through experience. The neural systems that store and retrieve this …

Going beyond inferior prefrontal involvement in semantic control: evidence for the additional contribution of dorsal angular gyrus and posterior middle temporal cortex

KA Noonan, E Jefferies, M Visser… - Journal of cognitive …, 2013‏ - direct.mit.edu
Semantic cognition requires a combination of semantic representations and executive
control processes to direct activation in a task-and time-appropriate fashion [Jefferies, E., & …