Motor features of abstract verbs determine their representations in the motor system.

ABSTRACT: Embodied cognition theory posits that concept representations inherently rely on sensorimotor experiences that accompany their acquisitions. This is well established through concrete concepts. However, it is debatable whether representations of abstract concepts are based on sensorimotor representations. This study investigated the causal role of associated motor experiences that accompany concept acquisition in the involvement of the motor system in the abstract verb processing. Through two experiments, we examined the action-sentence compatibility effect, in the test phase after an increase in motor features during the learning phase for abstract verbs with low motor features (Experiment 1) or novel words with no conceptual features at all (Experiment 2). After associated motor experienc

SUBMITTER: Li X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9469731 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature