Embodied semantics for language related to actions: A review of fMRI and neuropsychological research

Language and Action in Cognitive Neuroscience

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 273-283

  Aziz Zadeh, Lisa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 84887226086     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203095508     Document Type: Chapter

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