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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents v
- Preface ix
- Introduction 1
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PART I Verbal Representation
- Introduction 15
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Section 1 Verbal Processes
- 1 The Neuroanatomy of Categories 19
- 2 The Neurological Organization of Some Language-Processing Constituents 43
- 3 Brain Organization for Syntactic Processing 57
- 4 Spatial and Temporal Dynamics of Phonological and Semantic Processes 69
- Discussion: Section 1 80
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Section 2 Verbal Content
- Introduction 87
- 5 Can Mental Content Explain Behavior? 91
- 6 Deference and Indexicality 102
- 7 How Is Conceptual Knowledge Organized in the Brain? Clues from Category-Specific Deficits 110
- 8 Discourse Structure, Intentions, and Intonation 127
- Discussion: Section 2 143
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Section 3 Verbal Variants
- Introduction 147
- 9 Second Language Learners and Understanding the Brain 151
- 10 In Praise of Functional Psychology 166
- 11 Verbal and Nonverbal Representations of Numbers in the Human Brain 179
- Discussion: Section 3 191
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PART II Nonverbal Representation
- Introduction 199
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Section 4 Perception and Language
- 12 Visual and Language Area Interactions during Mental Imagery 203
- 13 Can the Human Brain Construct Visual Mental Images from Linguistic Inputs? 215
- 14 Making Area V1 Glow in Visual Imagery 226
- 15 Developing Knowledge of Space: Core Systems and New Combinations 239
- Discussion: Section 4 259
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Section 5 Visual and Motor Representations
- 16 Einstein’s Mental Images: The Role of Visual, Spatial, and Motoric Representations 269
- 17 Spatial Memory during Navigation: What Is Being Stored, Maps or Movements? 288
- 18 Naturalization of Mental States and Personal Identity 307
- 19 Using Nonverbal Representations of Behavior: Perceiving Sexual Orientation 320
- Discussion: Section 5 333
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Section 6 Representations in the World
- 20 The Gap between Seeing and Drawing 339
- 21 Rethinking Images and Metaphors: New Geometries as Key to Artistic and Scientific Revolutions 347
- 22 Eliciting Mental Models through Imagery 363
- 23 Creation, Art, and the Brain 376
- Discussion: Section 6 394
- Contributors 403
- Index 407
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents v
- Preface ix
- Introduction 1
-
PART I Verbal Representation
- Introduction 15
-
Section 1 Verbal Processes
- 1 The Neuroanatomy of Categories 19
- 2 The Neurological Organization of Some Language-Processing Constituents 43
- 3 Brain Organization for Syntactic Processing 57
- 4 Spatial and Temporal Dynamics of Phonological and Semantic Processes 69
- Discussion: Section 1 80
-
Section 2 Verbal Content
- Introduction 87
- 5 Can Mental Content Explain Behavior? 91
- 6 Deference and Indexicality 102
- 7 How Is Conceptual Knowledge Organized in the Brain? Clues from Category-Specific Deficits 110
- 8 Discourse Structure, Intentions, and Intonation 127
- Discussion: Section 2 143
-
Section 3 Verbal Variants
- Introduction 147
- 9 Second Language Learners and Understanding the Brain 151
- 10 In Praise of Functional Psychology 166
- 11 Verbal and Nonverbal Representations of Numbers in the Human Brain 179
- Discussion: Section 3 191
-
PART II Nonverbal Representation
- Introduction 199
-
Section 4 Perception and Language
- 12 Visual and Language Area Interactions during Mental Imagery 203
- 13 Can the Human Brain Construct Visual Mental Images from Linguistic Inputs? 215
- 14 Making Area V1 Glow in Visual Imagery 226
- 15 Developing Knowledge of Space: Core Systems and New Combinations 239
- Discussion: Section 4 259
-
Section 5 Visual and Motor Representations
- 16 Einstein’s Mental Images: The Role of Visual, Spatial, and Motoric Representations 269
- 17 Spatial Memory during Navigation: What Is Being Stored, Maps or Movements? 288
- 18 Naturalization of Mental States and Personal Identity 307
- 19 Using Nonverbal Representations of Behavior: Perceiving Sexual Orientation 320
- Discussion: Section 5 333
-
Section 6 Representations in the World
- 20 The Gap between Seeing and Drawing 339
- 21 Rethinking Images and Metaphors: New Geometries as Key to Artistic and Scientific Revolutions 347
- 22 Eliciting Mental Models through Imagery 363
- 23 Creation, Art, and the Brain 376
- Discussion: Section 6 394
- Contributors 403
- Index 407