Tulving characterized semantic memory as a vast repository of meaning that underlies
language and many other cognitive processes. This perspective on lexical and conceptual …

Mental representations allow humans to think about, remember and communicate about an
infinite number of concepts. A key question within cognitive psychology is how the mind …

Despite significant improvements in our understanding of brain diseases, many barriers
remain. Cognitive neuroscience faces four major challenges: complex structure–function …

Multiple representation accounts of conceptual knowledge argue that information associated
with sensory-motor experience, in addition to pure linguistic information, contributes to word …

Mastering how to convey meanings using language is perhaps the main challenge facing
any language learner. However, satisfactory accounts of how this is achieved, and even of …

In this study, we conducted a behavioural experiment using literal, idiomatic, conventional
and novel metaphorical action sentences. Participants viewed an action video, immediately …

Many theories of semantic representation propose that simulations of sensorimotor
experience contribute to language processing. This can be seen in the body-object …

Embodied cognition theories predict a functional involvement of sensorimotor processes in
language understanding. In a preregistered experiment, we tested this idea by investigating …

In this paper, I respond to eight commentaries on my target article called “Grounded
cognition entails linguistic relativity: A neglected implication of a major semantic theory.” The …

In this study we carried out a behavioral experiment comparing action language
comprehension in L1 (Italian) and L2 (English). Participants were Italian native speakers …