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    Context Effects on Embodied Representation of Language Concepts
    Context Effects on Embodied Representation of Language Concepts
    Context Effects on Embodied Representation of Language Concepts
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    Context Effects on Embodied Representation of Language Concepts

    By Jie Yang

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    Embodied theories claim that semantic representations are grounded in sensorimotor systems, but the contribution of sensorimotor brain areas in representing meaning is still controversial. One current debate is whether activity in sensorimotor areas during language comprehension is automatic. Numerous neuroimaging studies reveal activity in perception and action areas during semantic processing that is automatic and independent of context, but increasing findings show that involvement of sensorimotor areas and the connectivity between word-form areas and sensorimotor areas can be modulated by contextual information. Context Effects on Embodied Representation of Language Concepts focuses on these findings and discusses the influences from word, phrase, and sentential contexts that emphasize either dominant conceptual features or non-dominant conceptual features.

    • Reviews the findings about contextual modularity
    • Clarifies the invariant and flexible features of embodied lexical-semantic processing
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAcademic Press
    Release dateMar 20, 2013
    ISBN9780124079304
    Context Effects on Embodied Representation of Language Concepts
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    Jie Yang

    Prof. Jie Yang is currently a full professor with the Mechanical and Automotive Engineering Discipline, School of Engineering, RMIT University, Australia. He was a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Department of Civil Engineering, the University of Queensland from 2002-2004, a Lecturer at the Department of Building and Construction, City University of Hong Kong from 2004-2007 before joining RMIT in 2008 where he was promoted to Senior Lecturer in 2010, Associate Professor in 2014 and Professor in 2017. His main research interests include advanced composite structures, nanocomposites, structural stability and dynamics, smart structures and control, and nano/micro-mechanics. He is an author of over 400 papers including 285 journal papers which have so far attracted more than 20500 Google Scholar citations with a h-index of 79. He is the Highly Cited Researcher (Cross Field) in 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022 by Clarivate Analytics and is named by Australian Research Magazine as Global Field Leader in Mechanical Engineering in 2020, Australia’s Research Field Leader in Mechanical Engineering in 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 as well as in Structural Engineering in 2021. Prof. Yang is the Lead Editor-in-Chief of Engineering Structures (JCR Q1), Associate Editor of Mechanics Based Design of Structures and Machines (JCR Q1), and the editorial board member of Mechanics of Advanced Materials and Structures, Thin-Walled Structures, International Journal of Structural Stability and Dynamics, Scientific Reports, Materials, and Shock and Vibration, etc.

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      Context Effects on Embodied Representation of Language Concepts - Jie Yang

      Context Effects on Embodied Representation of Language Concepts

      Jie Yang

      Brain Circuits Laboratory, Department of Neurology, University of California, Irvine, CA, USA

      Table of Contents

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      Context Effects on Embodied Representation of Language Concepts

      1.1 Theories About Automatic Embodied Representation

      1.2 Theories About Context-Dependent Embodied Representation

      1.3 Evidence for Automatic Embodied Representation

      1.4 EEG and MEG Evidences

      1.5 fMRI Evidence

      1.6 Evidence for Context-Dependent Embodied Representation

      1.7 Discussion

      1.8 Conclusion

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