Conceptual representations in mind and brain: Theoretical developments, current evidence and future directions

Cortex

Volumn 48, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 805-825

  Kiefer, Markus ^a   Pulvermüller, Friedemann ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

^b MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brain damaged patients; Grounded cognition; Language; Neuroimaging; Semantic memory

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE; BRAIN; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN DAMAGE; BRAIN FUNCTION; CONCEPT FORMATION; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CONTROLLED STUDY; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMAN; MEMORY; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NEUROIMAGING; OCCIPITAL LOBE; PARIETAL LOBE; REVIEW; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX;

BRAIN; CONCEPT FORMATION; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; MEMORY; SEMANTICS;

EID: 84859038588     PISSN: 00109452     EISSN: 19738102     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cortex.2011.04.006     Document Type: Review

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