Context Effects on Embodied Representation of Language Concepts

Jie Yang (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

28 Seiten

2013
Academic Press Inc (Verlag)
9780124078161 (ISBN)

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Embodied theories claim that semantic representations are grounded in sensorimotor systems, but the contribution of sensorimotor brain areas in representing meaning is still controversial. This title reviews the findings about contextual modularity. It clarifies the invariant and flexible features of embodied lexical-semantic processing.

Embodied theories claim that semantic representations are grounded in sensorimotor systems, but the contribution of sensorimotor brain areas in representing meaning is still controversial. One current debate is whether activity in sensorimotor areas during language comprehension is automatic. Numerous neuroimaging studies reveal activity in perception and action areas during semantic processing that is automatic and independent of context, but increasing findings show that involvement of sensorimotor areas and the connectivity between word-form areas and sensorimotor areas can be modulated by contextual information. Context Effects on Embodied Representation of Language Concepts focuses on these findings and discusses the influences from word, phrase, and sentential contexts that emphasize either dominant conceptual features or non-dominant conceptual features.

1.1 Theories About Automatic Embodied Representation

1.2 Theories About Context-Dependent Embodied Representation

1.3 Evidence for Automatic Embodied Representation

1.4 EEG and MEG Evidences

1.5 fMRI Evidence

1.6 Evidence for Context-Dependent Embodied Representation

1.7 Discussion

1.8 Conclusion

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Verlagsort	San Diego
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	60 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Biopsychologie / Neurowissenschaften
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Sprachwissenschaft
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Neurologie
ISBN-13	9780124078161 / 9780124078161
Zustand	Neuware