The anatomy of language has been investigated with PET or fMRI for more than 20years.
Here I attempt to provide an overview of the brain areas associated with heard speech …

An extensive program of research in the past 2 decades has focused on the role of modal
sensory, motor, and affective brain systems in storing and retrieving concept knowledge …

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 …

Human thought and language rely on the brain's ability to combine conceptual information.
This fundamental process supports the construction of complex concepts from basic …

Recent research indicates that sensory and motor cortical areas play a significant role in the
neural representation of concepts. However, little is known about the overall architecture of …

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

Abstract Language neuroscience currently relies on two major experimental paradigms:
controlled experiments using carefully hand-designed stimuli, and natural stimulus …

This article reviews current models of verbal working memory and considers the role of
language comprehension and long-term memory in the ability to maintain and order verbal …

Semantic knowledge is central to human cognition. The angular gyrus (AG) is widely
considered a key brain region for semantic cognition. However, the role of the AG in …

Experimental and theoretical studies have tried to gain insights into the involvement of the
Temporal Parietal Junction (TPJ) in a broad range of cognitive functions like memory …