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Pexman Et Al JoCN 2007 by tkorotajdraca is a document available to read on EtoBox.
This document summarizes past research on the neural correlates of processing concrete versus abstract words. The research has produced inconsistent results and has implications for theories of semantic representation like dual-coding theory and context-availability theory. The current study used fMRI to examine neural activation during a semantic categorization task with concrete and abstract words. The results showed greater, more widespread cortical activation for abstract words, inconsistent with theori
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