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EMBODIED SEMANTICS: EMBODIED COGNITION IN NEUROSCIENCE

Nadja Tschentscher

German Life and Letters October 1, 2017 DOI: 10.1111/glal.12165 (opens in new tab)

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Key findings Argues that the formation of abstract concepts in the brain is related to the basic mechanisms of perception and motor action, and reviews the neuroscientific techniques currently used to investigate these processes.

Abstract

ABSTRACT: This article discusses how the formation of abstract concepts in the brain is related to the basic mechanisms of perception and motor action. It also provides an overview of the neuroscientific techniques currently used to investigate these processes.