Concept Representation In: Encyclopedia of the Human Brain, 2nd Edition, (Grafman J, ed.), Elsevier, London.
Date
06/15/2024Abstract
The ability to communicate knowledge about the world through language is arguably the most defining trait
of the human species, and a neuroscientific account of how language meaning is encoded in the brain is a
major goal of modern neuroscience. How can the information content conveyed by a word or a sentence
be objectively characterized? How is this information stored in the brain? How does it interface with the
brain’s stored representations of facts and past experiences? This chapter provides an overview of recent
research bearing on this topic, arguing that a characterization of lexical concepts in terms of multimodal
representations derived from sensory, motor, and affective experiences is an essential step toward a
mechanistic, neurobiologically rooted account of language meaning.
Author List
Fernandino L, Binder JRAuthor
Leonardo Fernandino PhD Associate Professor in the Neurology department at Medical College of WisconsinView Online
