Taxonomic and thematic semantic systems.
D Mirman, JF Landrigan, AE Britt - Psychological bulletin, 2017 - psycnet.apa.org
Object concepts are critical for nearly all aspects of human cognition, from perception tasks
like object recognition, to understanding and producing language, to making meaningful …
like object recognition, to understanding and producing language, to making meaningful …
Automatic and controlled semantic retrieval: TMS reveals distinct contributions of posterior middle temporal gyrus and angular gyrus
Semantic retrieval involves both (1) automatic spreading activation between highly related
concepts and (2) executive control processes that tailor this activation to suit the current …
concepts and (2) executive control processes that tailor this activation to suit the current …
GazeR: A package for processing gaze position and pupil size data
Eye-tracking is widely used throughout the scientific community, from vision science and
psycholinguistics to marketing and human-computer interaction. Surprisingly, there is little …
psycholinguistics to marketing and human-computer interaction. Surprisingly, there is little …
[HTML][HTML] Brain signatures of embodied semantics and language: A consensus paper
According to embodied theories (including embodied, embedded, extended, enacted,
situated, and grounded approaches to cognition), language representation is intrinsically …
situated, and grounded approaches to cognition), language representation is intrinsically …
Shared and distinct neuroanatomic regions critical for tool-related action production and recognition: evidence from 131 left-hemisphere stroke patients
The inferior frontal gyrus and inferior parietal lobe have been characterized as human
homologues of the monkey “mirror neuron” system, critical for both action production (AP) …
homologues of the monkey “mirror neuron” system, critical for both action production (AP) …
Drivers of lexical processing and implications for early learning
A Borovsky - Annual review of developmental psychology, 2022 - annualreviews.org
Understanding words in unfolding speech requires the coordination of many skills to support
successful and rapid comprehension of word meanings. This multifaceted ability emerges …
successful and rapid comprehension of word meanings. This multifaceted ability emerges …
Thematic knowledge, artifact concepts, and the left posterior temporal lobe: Where action and object semantics converge
Converging evidence supports the existence of functionally and neuroanatomically distinct
taxonomic (similarity-based; eg, hammer-screwdriver) and thematic (event-based; eg …
taxonomic (similarity-based; eg, hammer-screwdriver) and thematic (event-based; eg …
Assessing abstract thought and its relation to language with a new nonverbal paradigm: Evidence from aphasia
In recent years, language has been shown to play a number of important cognitive roles
over and above the communication of thoughts. One hypothesis gaining support is that …
over and above the communication of thoughts. One hypothesis gaining support is that …
Early sensitivity of left perisylvian cortex to relationality in nouns and verbs
The ability to track the relationality of concepts, ie, their capacity to encode a relationship
between entities, is one of the core semantic abilities humans possess. In language …
between entities, is one of the core semantic abilities humans possess. In language …
Semantic memory
How is it that we know what a dog and a tree are, or, for that matter, what knowledge is? Our
semantic memory consists of knowledge about the world, including concepts, facts and …
semantic memory consists of knowledge about the world, including concepts, facts and …