Context matters: How do task demands modulate the recruitment of sensorimotor information during language processing?

Many theories of semantic representation propose that simulations of sensorimotor experience contribute to language processing. This can be seen in the body-object interaction effect (BOI; how easily the human body can interact with a word’s referent). Words with high BOI ratings (e.g., ball) are pr...

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Main Authors: Emiko J. Muraki, Alison Doyle, Andrea B. Protzner, Penny M. Pexman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnhum.2022.976954/full

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