Brain correlates of action word memory revealed by fMRI

Abstract Understanding language semantically related to actions activates the motor cortex. This activation is sensitive to semantic information such as the body part used to perform the action (e.g. arm-/leg-related action words). Additionally, motor movements of the hands/feet can have a causal ef...

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Main Authors: Zubaida Shebani, Francesca Carota, Olaf Hauk, James B. Rowe, Lawrence W. Barsalou, Rosario Tomasello, Friedemann Pulvermüller
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-09-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-19416-w