The non-stop road from concrete to abstract: High concreteness causes the activation of long-range networks

Current grounding theories propose that sensory-motor brain systems are not only modulated by the comprehension of concrete but also partly of abstract language. In order to investigate whether concrete or abstract language elicits similar or distinct brain activity, neuronal synchronization pattern...

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Main Authors: Sabine eWeiss, Horst M. Mueller
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnhum.2013.00526/full