The motor system contributes to comprehension of abstract language.

If language comprehension requires a sensorimotor simulation, how can abstract language be comprehended? We show that preparation to respond in an upward or downward direction affects comprehension of the abstract quantifiers "more and more" and "less and less" as indexed by an N...

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Autores principales:	Connie Qun Guan, Wanjin Meng, Ru Yao, Arthur M Glenberg
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Publicado:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013
Materias:	Medicine R Science Q
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:a8a7a08513bd4b2cb96bbdc9ac0187c12021-11-18T08:53:35ZThe motor system contributes to comprehension of abstract language.1932-620310.1371/journal.pone.0075183https://doaj.org/article/a8a7a08513bd4b2cb96bbdc9ac0187c12013-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/24086463/?tool=EBIhttps://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203If language comprehension requires a sensorimotor simulation, how can abstract language be comprehended? We show that preparation to respond in an upward or downward direction affects comprehension of the abstract quantifiers "more and more" and "less and less" as indexed by an N400-like component. Conversely, the semantic content of the sentence affects the motor potential measured immediately before the upward or downward action is initiated. We propose that this bidirectional link between motor system and language arises because the motor system implements forward models that predict the sensory consequences of actions. Because the same movement (e.g., raising the arm) can have multiple forward models for different contexts, the models can make different predictions depending on whether the arm is raised, for example, to place an object or raised as a threat. Thus, different linguistic contexts invoke different forward models, and the predictions constitute different understandings of the language.Connie Qun GuanWanjin MengRu YaoArthur M GlenbergPublic Library of Science (PLoS)articleMedicineRScienceQENPLoS ONE, Vol 8, Iss 9, p e75183 (2013)
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spellingShingle	Medicine R Science Q Connie Qun Guan Wanjin Meng Ru Yao Arthur M Glenberg The motor system contributes to comprehension of abstract language.
description	If language comprehension requires a sensorimotor simulation, how can abstract language be comprehended? We show that preparation to respond in an upward or downward direction affects comprehension of the abstract quantifiers "more and more" and "less and less" as indexed by an N400-like component. Conversely, the semantic content of the sentence affects the motor potential measured immediately before the upward or downward action is initiated. We propose that this bidirectional link between motor system and language arises because the motor system implements forward models that predict the sensory consequences of actions. Because the same movement (e.g., raising the arm) can have multiple forward models for different contexts, the models can make different predictions depending on whether the arm is raised, for example, to place an object or raised as a threat. Thus, different linguistic contexts invoke different forward models, and the predictions constitute different understandings of the language.
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author	Connie Qun Guan Wanjin Meng Ru Yao Arthur M Glenberg
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title	The motor system contributes to comprehension of abstract language.
title_short	The motor system contributes to comprehension of abstract language.
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title_full_unstemmed	The motor system contributes to comprehension of abstract language.
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The motor system contributes to comprehension of abstract language.

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