Research Digest
Explore a curated collection of recent studies, publications, and groundbreaking discoveries on the topic of embodied cognitive science.
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Hearing sounds as words: Neural responses to environmental sounds in the context of fluent speech
Published in:Â Brain and Language, Volume 179, April 2018, 51-61 Abstract "Environmental sounds (ES) can be understood easily when substituted for words in sentences, suggesting that linguistic context benefits may be mediated by processes more general than some language-specific theories assert ...
Does syntax bias serial order reconstruction of verbal short-term memory?
Published in:Â Journal of Memory and Language, Volume 100, June 2018, 98-122 Abstract "Existing models of short-term sequence memory can account for effects of long-term knowledge on the recall of individual items, but have rarely addressed the effects of long-term sequential ...
Mapping lexical-semantic networks and determining hemispheric language dominance: Do task design, sex, age, and language performance make a difference?
Published in:Â Brain and Language, Volume 179, April 2018, 42-50 Abstract "Blocked and event-related fMRI designs are both commonly used to localize language networks and determine hemispheric dominance in research and clinical settings. We compared activation profiles on a semantic ...
Representation of action semantics in the motor cortex and Broca’s area
Published in: Brain and Language, Volume 179, April 2018, 33-41 Abstract "Previous studies have shown that both reading action words and observing actions engage the motor cortex and Broca’s area, but it is still controversial whether a somatotopic representation exists for ...
The motor features of action verbs: fMRI evidence using picture naming
Published in:Â Brain and Language, Volume 179, April 2018, 22-32 Abstract "The processing disadvantage of verbs compared to nouns and the greater vulnerability of verbs in brain damage have been ascribed to greater processing demands of morpho-syntactical or/and semantic properties for ...
