NeuroscienceHuman Brain MappingPeer-reviewed
Mapping Contributions of the Anterior Temporal Semantic Hub to the Processing of Abstract and Concrete Verbs
Emiko J. Muraki, Penny M. Pexman, Richard J. Binney
The paper investigates how abstract and concrete verbs are processed in the brain, finding that all abstract verb types engage the vATL except mental state verbs, and that different verb types activate distinct ATL clusters.