Search Results - "Muraki, Emiko J"

Development of Abstract Word Knowledge by Reggin, Lorraine D, Muraki, Emiko J, Pexman, Penny M

“…The development of children's word knowledge is an important testing ground for the embodied account of word meaning, which proposes that word meanings are…”
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Context matters: How do task demands modulate the recruitment of sensorimotor information during language processing? by Muraki, Emiko J, Doyle, Alison, Protzner, Andrea B, Pexman, Penny M

“…Many theories of semantic representation propose that simulations of sensorimotor experience contribute to language processing. This can be seen in the…”
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Hand and Foot Selection in Mental Body Rotations Involves Motor-Cognitive Interactions by Dahm, Stephan Frederic, Muraki, Emiko J, Pexman, Penny M

“…Action imagery involves the mental representation of an action without overt execution, and can contribute to perspective taking, such as that required for…”
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Unseen but influential associates: Properties of words’ associates influence lexical and semantic processing by Muraki, Emiko J., Pexman, Penny M.

“…In many models of lexical and semantic processing, it is assumed that single word processing is a function of the characteristics of the words presented and…”
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The role of emotion in acquisition of verb meaning by Muraki, Emiko J, Pexman, Penny M

“…Children's earliest acquired words are often learned through sensorimotor experience, but it is less clear how children learn the meaning of concepts whose…”
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Simulating Semantics: Are Individual Differences in Motor Imagery Related to Sensorimotor Effects in Language Processing? by Muraki, Emiko J., Pexman, Penny M.

“…In embodied theories of semantic representation, the processes and mechanisms of modal simulations that are engaged during semantic processing have tended to…”
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Meaning in hand: Investigating shared mechanisms of motor imagery and sensorimotor simulation in language processing by Muraki, Emiko J., Dahm, Stephan F., Pexman, Penny M.

“…There is substantial evidence to support grounded theories of semantic representation, however the mechanisms of simulation in most theories are…”
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Socialness Effects in Lexical-Semantic Processing by Diveica, Veronica, Muraki, Emiko J., Binney, Richard J., Pexman, Penny M.

“…Contemporary theories of semantic representation posit that social experience is an important source of information for deriving meaning. However, there is a…”
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Mapping semantic space: Exploring the higher-order structure of word meaning by Diveica, Veronica, Muraki, Emiko J., Binney, Richard J., Pexman, Penny M.

“…Multiple representation theories posit that concepts are represented via a combination of properties derived from sensorimotor, affective, and linguistic…”
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Heterogenous abstract concepts: is “ponder” different from “dissolve”? by Muraki, Emiko J., Sidhu, David M., Pexman, Penny M.

“…words have usually been treated as a homogenous group, with limited investigation of the influence of different underlying representational systems for these…”
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Concreteness ratings for 62,000 English multiword expressions by Muraki, Emiko J., Abdalla, Summer, Brysbaert, Marc, Pexman, Penny M.

“…Concreteness describes the degree to which a word’s meaning is understood through perception and action. Many studies use the Brysbaert et al. ( 2014 )…”
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Quantifying children’s sensorimotor experience: Child body–object interaction ratings for 3359 English words by Muraki, Emiko J., Siddiqui, Israa A., Pexman, Penny M.

“…Body–object interaction (BOI) ratings measure how easily the human body can physically interact with a word's referent. Previous research has found that words…”
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Heterogeneity in abstract verbs: An ERP study by Muraki, Emiko J., Cortese, Filomeno, Protzner, Andrea B., Pexman, Penny M.

“…•Abstract verbs can be categorized based on the modality of their associated experiences.•Only the most disembodied abstract verbs clearly differ in neural…”
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Mapping semantic space: property norms and semantic richness by Muraki, Emiko J., Sidhu, David M., Pexman, Penny M.

“…In semantic property listing tasks, participants list many features for some concepts and fewer for others. This variability in number of features (NoF) has…”
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Affinity and allyship groups to advance inclusion in postsecondary institutions: A systematic scoping review by Muraki, Emiko J., Atay, Elaine J., Chadwick, Leah, van der Wijk, Gwen, Mori, Camille M., Murry, Adam T., Exner-Cortens, Deinera

“…Postsecondary institutions seeking to foster inclusion for historically excluded and marginalized faculty, staff, and students often aim to create supportive…”
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Understanding with the body? Testing the role of verb relative embodiment across tasks at the interface of language and memory by Frau, Federico, Bischetti, Luca, Campidelli, Lorenzo, Tonini, Elisabetta, Muraki, Emiko J., Pexman, Penny M., Bambini, Valentina

“…•We investigated the role of bodily experience in Italian verb processing.•We present ratings and the results of three tasks at the language-memory…”
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Insights into embodied cognition and mental imagery from aphantasia by Muraki, Emiko J., Speed, Laura J., Pexman, Penny M.

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