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How the motor system handles nouns: a behavioral study

Auteurs: Barbara F. M. Marino, Patricia M. Gough, Vittorio Gallese, Lucia Riggio, Giovanni Buccino

Gepubliceerd in: Psychological Research | Uitgave 1/2013

Abstract

It is an open question whether the motor system is involved during understanding of concrete nouns, as it is for concrete verbs. To clarify this issue, we carried out a behavioral experiment using a go-no go paradigm with an early and delayed go-signal delivery. Italian nouns referring to concrete objects (hand-related or foot-related) and abstract entities served as stimuli. Right-handed participants read the stimuli and responded when the presented word was concrete using the left or right hand. At the early go-signal, slower right-hand responses were found for hand-related nouns compared to foot-related nouns. The opposite pattern was found for the left hand. These findings demonstrate an early lateralized modulation of the motor system during noun processing, most likely crucial for noun comprehension.

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Titel: How the motor system handles nouns: a behavioral study
Auteurs: Barbara F. M. Marino
Patricia M. Gough
Vittorio Gallese
Lucia Riggio
Giovanni Buccino
Publicatiedatum: 01-01-2013
Uitgeverij: Springer-Verlag
Gepubliceerd in: Psychological Research / Uitgave 1/2013
Print ISSN: 0340-0727
Elektronisch ISSN: 1430-2772
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00426-011-0371-2

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