Visual and Motor Features of the Meanings of Action Verbs: A Cognitive Neuroscience Perspective

Kemmerer, David

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“…These regions fall within a broader functional network responsive to cognitive tasks devoid of meaningful socioemotional content (Van Overwalle, 2011;Jack et al, 2012). But they are more frequently regarded as forming a subset of the functional network thought to enable representation of the visual and somatomotor features of actions when they are perceived, performed, conceptualized, and verbally processed (Caspers et al, 2010;Kemmerer et al, 2012;Molenberghs et al, 2012;Pulvermuller, 2013;Watson et al, 2013;Rizzolatti et al, 2014;Urgesi et al, 2014;Kemmerer, 2015). This included a region of the left posterior MTG that has been associated with encoding the visual motion components of action concepts (Chen et al, 2008;Deen and McCarthy, 2010;Saygin et al, 2010;Wallentin et al, 2011;Humphreys et al, 2013;Watson et al, 2013).…”

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“…Specifically, the Why > How contrast reliably reveals activation in the dorsomedial and ventromedial prefrontal cortex (PFC), the anterior superior temporal sulcus (STS), the temporoparietal junction (TPJ) and the posterior cingulate cortex (PCC)-regions that have been independently implicated in representing and reasoning about the mental states that typically drive actions, such as beliefs, desires and intentions (Gallagher and Frith, 2003;Saxe, 2006;Carrington and Bailey, 2009;Van Overwalle and Baetens, 2009;Mar, 2011;Denny et al, 2012;Schurz et al, 2014). Conversely, the How > Why contrast reliably activates the dorsal and ventral premotor cortex (PMC), posterior middle temporal gyrus (MTG), rostral inferior parietal lobule (IPL) and dorsal precuneusregions that have been independently implicated in representing the visual motion patterns and somatomotor features of actions when perceived and performed (Caspers et al, 2010;Molenberghs et al, 2012;Rizzolatti et al, 2014), conceptualized (Kemmerer et al, 2012;Watson et al, 2013;Urgesi et al, 2014), and verbally processed (Kemmerer et al, 2012;Pulvermuller, 2013;Kemmerer, 2015).…”

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The neural basis of conceptualizing the same action at different levels of abstraction

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Adolphs

2015

Soc Cogn Affect Neurosci

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People can conceptualize the same action (e.g. 'riding a bike') at different levels of abstraction (LOA), where higher LOAs specify the abstract motives that explain why the action is performed (e.g. 'getting exercise'), while lower LOAs specify the concrete steps that indicate how the action is performed (e.g. 'gripping handlebars'). Prior neuroimaging studies have shown that why and how questions about actions differentially activate two cortical networks associated with mental-state reasoning and action representation, respectively; however, it remains unknown whether this is due to the differential demands of the questions per se or to the shifts in LOA those questions produce. We conducted functional magnetic resonance imaging while participants judged pairs of action phrases that varied in LOA and that could be framed either as a why question (Why ride a bike? Get exercise.) or a how question (How to get exercise? Ride a bike.). Question framing (why vs how) had no effect on activity in regions of the two networks. Instead, these regions uniquely tracked parametric variation in LOA, both across and within trials. This suggests that the human capacity to understand actions at different LOA is based in the relative activity of two cortical networks.

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The neural basis of conceptualizing the same action at different levels of abstraction

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Adolphs

2015

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“…The latter postulates that cognitive processes hinge on perception and action (Meteyard et al, 2012). In this vein, action verb semantics might be rooted in the neural substrates related to their visual-motion and motor features (for a review, see Kemmerer, 2015b). The visual-motion features of action verb semantics are subserved by left postero-lateral temporal cortex.…”

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Grey and white matter substrates of action naming

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Despite a persistent interest in verb processing, data on the neural underpinnings of verb retrieval are fragmentary. The present study is the first to analyze the contributions of both grey and white matter damage affecting verb retrieval through action naming in stroke. We used voxel-based lesion-symptom mapping (VLSM) with an action naming task in 40 left-hemisphere stroke patients. Within the grey matter, we revealed the critical involvement of the left precentral and inferior frontal gyri, insula, and parts of basal ganglia. An overlay of white matter tract probability masks on the VLSM lesion map revealed involvement of left-hemisphere long and short association tracts with terminations in the frontal areas; and several projection tracts. The involvement of these structures is interpreted in the light of existing picture naming models, semantic control processes, and the embodiment cognition framework. Our results stress the importance of both cortico-cortical and cortico-sub-cortical networks of language processing.

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“…To sum up, the neuroimaging evidence analyzed so far suggests that the sensorymotor circuits of the cortex play a role in processing and representing literal linguistic items associated with movement in a somatotopic way. In particular, this faculty is thought to be provided by MNs, given their capability of activating such a strong resonance mechanism (Glenberg and Gallese 2012;Kemmerer 2014). The same conclusion cannot be drawn with the same body of evidence concerning figurative movement as there are still methodological and theoretical issues to be further analyzed before reaching convincing conclusions.…”

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Embodied Semantics and the Mirror Neurons: Past Research and Some Proposals for the Future

Putta

2018

Studies in Applied Philosophy, Epistemology and Rational Ethics

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Visual and Motor Features of the Meanings of Action Verbs: A Cognitive Neuroscience Perspective

Cited by 21 publications

References 116 publications

The neural basis of conceptualizing the same action at different levels of abstraction

The neural basis of conceptualizing the same action at different levels of abstraction

Grey and white matter substrates of action naming

Embodied Semantics and the Mirror Neurons: Past Research and Some Proposals for the Future

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