Abstract, emotional and concrete concepts and the activation of mouth-hand effectors
According to embodied and grounded theories, concepts are grounded in sensorimotor systems. The majority of evidence supporting these views concerns concepts referring to objects or actions, while evidence on abstract concepts is more scarce. Explaining how abstract concepts such as “freedom” are re...
Main Authors: | Claudia Mazzuca, Luisa Lugli, Mariagrazia Benassi, Roberto Nicoletti, Anna M. Borghi |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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PeerJ Inc.
2018-12-01
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Series: | PeerJ |
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Online Access: | https://peerj.com/articles/5987.pdf |
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