Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
7284978 Brain and Language 2012 6 Pages PDF
Abstract
► Texture-selective somatosensory cortex is known to be in the parietal operculum. ► Processing texture metaphors activates texture-selective somatosensory cortex. ► Consistent with the theory that metaphor comprehension is perceptually grounded.
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Metaphorically feeling: Comprehending textural metaphors activates somatosensory cortex
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