Modality and abstract concepts

Authors
Adams, F Campbell, K
Citation
F. Adams et K. Campbell, Modality and abstract concepts, BEHAV BRAIN, 22(4), 1999, pp. 610
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Psycology,"Neurosciences & Behavoir
Journal title
BEHAVIORAL AND BRAIN SCIENCES
ISSN journal
0140525X → ACNP
Volume
22
Issue
4
Year of publication
1999
Database
ISI
SICI code
0140-525X(199908)22:4<610:MAAC>2.0.ZU;2-8
Abstract
Our concerns fall into three areas: (1) Barsalou fails to make clear what s imulators are (vs. what they do); (2) activation of perceptual areas of the brain during thought does not distinguish between the activation's being c onstitutive of concepts or a mere causal consequence (Barsalou needs the fo rmer); and (3) Barsalou's attempt to explain how modal symbols handle abstr action fails.