Open AccessThe Link between Action and Language: Recent Findings and Future Perspectives
Author(s) -
Claudia Repetto,
Barbara Colombo,
Giuseppe Riva
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
biolinguistics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1450-3417
DOI - 10.5964/bioling.8939
Subject(s) - embodied cognition , action (physics) , cognitive science , cognition , computer science , cognitive psychology , psychology , neuroscience , artificial intelligence , physics , quantum mechanics
This paper aims to present a critical review of studies focused on embodied cognition and, more specifically, on the relationship between language and action. A critical analysis of studies using methods such as TMS and fMRI will be presented, and results reported by the different studies will be discussed, both theoretically and methodologically. Then, in response to some inconsistency detected by the analysis of literature, Virtual Reality will be presented as a possible answer or enrichment for the study of this topic. Possible future research tracks and application are discussed.