The interaction between motor simulation and spatial perspective-taking in action language: a cross-cultural study.

ABSTRACT: Growing evidence has revealed the crucial role of motor simulation and spatial perspective-taking in action language. However, there is still a lack of understanding of how motor and spatial processes interact when there are multiple actors involved, and if embodied processes are consistent across different cultures. To address this gap, we examined the interaction between motor simulation and spatial perspective-taking in action-sentences comprehension, along with the consistency of embodied processes across cultures. We collected data from Italian and US English speakers using an online sentence-picture verification task. The participants completed four conditions: two congruent (i.e., the participant is the agent in the sentence and the photo; the agent is someone else interacting with

SUBMITTER: Tuena C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10638199 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature