Vector-space models of semantic representation from a cognitive perspective: A discussion of common misconceptions

F Günther, L Rinaldi, M Marelli - … on Psychological Science, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Models that represent meaning as high-dimensional numerical vectors—such as latent
semantic analysis (LSA), hyperspace analogue to language (HAL), bound encoding of the …

Words as social tools: Language, sociality and inner grounding in abstract concepts

AM Borghi, L Barca, F Binkofski, C Castelfranchi… - Physics of life …, 2019 - Elsevier
The paper introduces a new perspective on abstract concepts (eg “freedom”) and their
associate words representation, the Words As social Tools (WAT) view. Traditional theories …

The brain basis of emotion: a meta-analytic review

KA Lindquist, TD Wager, H Kober… - Behavioral and brain …, 2012 - cambridge.org
Researchers have wondered how the brain creates emotions since the early days of
psychological science. With a surge of studies in affective neuroscience in recent decades …

Coming of age: A review of embodiment and the neuroscience of semantics

L Meteyard, SR Cuadrado, B Bahrami, G Vigliocco - Cortex, 2012 - Elsevier
Over the last decade, there has been an increasing body of work that explores whether
sensory and motor information is a necessary part of semantic representation and …

The challenge of abstract concepts.

AM Borghi, F Binkofski, C Castelfranchi… - Psychological …, 2017 - psycnet.apa.org
Abstract Abstract concepts (“freedom”) differ from concrete ones (“cat”), as they do not have
a bounded, identifiable, and clearly perceivable referent. The way in which abstract …

The neural basis of semantic cognition: converging evidence from neuropsychology, neuroimaging and TMS

E Jefferies - Cortex, 2013 - Elsevier
Recent studies suggest that a complex, distributed neural network underpins semantic
cognition. This article reviews our contribution to this emerging picture and traces the …
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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 …

Toward a theory of semantic representation

G Vigliocco, L Meteyard, M Andrews… - Language and …, 2009 - cambridge.org
We present an account of semantic representation that focuses on distinct types of
information from which word meanings can be learned. In particular, we argue that there are …