Abstract
Conceptual combination is an essential cognitive process, yet little is known about its neural correlates. In the present study, a categorization task was used to evoke patterns of neural activation for complex concepts (e.g., young man) as well as their constituents (e.g., young, man). A functional region of interest (fROI) within left anterolateral temporal lobe was identified as a possible site of conceptual combination. In this region, the superimposition of activity for constituent concepts reliably predicted the activation pattern for the complex concept built from those constituents.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 44-51 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Cognitive Neuroscience |
| Volume | 1 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2010 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Cognitive Neuroscience
Keywords
- Conceptual combination
- FMRI
- Face
- Pattern analysis
- Semantic
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