Putting concepts into context

E Yee, SL Thompson-Schill - Psychonomic bulletin & review, 2016 - Springer
At first glance, conceptual representations (eg, our internal notion of the object “lemon”)
seem static; we have the impression that there is something that the concept lemon …

Conceptual representations in mind and brain: Theoretical developments, current evidence and future directions

M Kiefer, F Pulvermüller - cortex, 2012 - Elsevier
Conceptual representations in long-term memory crucially contribute to perception and
action, language and thought. However, the precise nature of these conceptual memory …
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V Boulenger, O Hauk, F Pulvermüller - Cerebral cortex, 2009 - academic.oup.com
Single words and sentences referring to bodily actions activate the motor cortex. However,
this semantic grounding of concrete language does not address the critical question whether …

Handwriting or typewriting? The influence of pen-or keyboard-based writing training on reading and writing performance in preschool children

M Kiefer, S Schuler, C Mayer… - Advances in …, 2015 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Digital writing devices associated with the use of computers, tablet PCs, or mobile phones
are increasingly replacing writing by hand. It is, however, controversially discussed how …

Embodiment theory and education: The foundations of cognition in perception and action

M Kiefer, NM Trumpp - Trends in neuroscience and education, 2012 - Elsevier
Recent theories propose that cognition is embodied in the sense that it is critically based on
reinstatements of external (perception) and internal states (proprioception) as well as bodily …

The sound of concepts: Four markers for a link between auditory and conceptual brain systems

M Kiefer, EJ Sim, B Herrnberger, J Grothe… - Journal of …, 2008 - jneurosci.org
Traditionally, concepts are conceived as abstract mental entities distinct from perceptual or
motor brain systems. However, recent results let assume modality-specific representations of …

[HTML][HTML] The grounding of abstract concepts in the motor and visual system: An fMRI study

M Harpaintner, EJ Sim, NM Trumpp, M Ulrich, M Kiefer - Cortex, 2020 - Elsevier
The grounding of concepts in the sensorimotor brain systems is controversially discussed.
Grounded cognition models propose that concepts are represented in modality-specific …

Critical brain regions for action recognition: lesion symptom map** in left hemisphere stroke

S Kalénine, LJ Buxbaum, HB Coslett - Brain, 2010 - academic.oup.com
A number of conflicting claims have been advanced regarding the role of the left inferior
frontal gyrus, inferior parietal lobe and posterior middle temporal gyrus in action recognition …