Hand Specific Representations in Language Comprehension

Hand Specific Representations in Language Comprehension

Theories of embodied cognition argue that language comprehension involves sensory-motor re-enactments of the actions described. However, the degree of specificity of these re-enactments as well as the relationship between action and language remains a matter of debate. Here we investigate these issu...

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Main Authors: Claire eMoody-Triantis, Gina F Humphreys, Silvia P Gennari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
Subjects:
Mirror Neurons
premotor cortex
Language comprehension
action execution
action representations
right hand
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnhum.2014.00360/full

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