Symbol interdependency in symbolic and embodied cognition

Topics in Cognitive Science

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 273-302

  Louwerse, Max M ^a  

^a University of Memphis   (United States)

Author keywords

Amodal; Embodied; LSA; Modal; Perceptual simulations; Semantic knowledge; Symbol interdependency; Symbolic

Indexed keywords

COGNITION; COMPUTER INTERFACE; DEPENDENT PERSONALITY DISORDER; HUMAN; LINGUISTICS; PERCEPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; SEMANTICS;

COGNITION; COGNITIVE SCIENCE; DEPENDENCY (PSYCHOLOGY); HUMANS; LINGUISTICS; SEMANTICS; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 79961230563     PISSN: 17568757     EISSN: 17568765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1756-8765.2010.01106.x     Document Type: Article

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