Thematic and taxonomic relations of novel words learned from action and perceptual features
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jneuroling.2016.10.002
Abstract: Abstract The current study explored whether novel words can be related to pre-existing words in semantic memory via thematic or taxonomic relations. The meaning of the novel words was learned from descriptive actions or perceptual… read more here.
Keywords: words learned; novel words; perceptual features; thematic taxonomic ... See more keywords
Knowing what you need to know in advance: The neural processes underpinning flexible semantic retrieval of thematic and taxonomic relations
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DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2020.117405
Abstract: Semantic retrieval is flexible, allowing us to focus on subsets of features and associations that are relevant to the current task or context: for example, we use taxonomic relations to locate items in the supermarket… read more here.
Keywords: semantic retrieval; retrieval; know advance; knowing need ... See more keywords