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SUBMITTER: Mathot S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5549816 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Mathôt Sebastiaan S Grainger Jonathan J Strijkers Kristof K
Psychological science 20170614 8
Theories about embodiment of language hold that when you process a word's meaning, you automatically simulate associated sensory input (e.g., perception of brightness when you process lamp) and prepare associated actions (e.g., finger movements when you process typing). To test this latter prediction, we measured pupillary responses to single words that conveyed a sense of brightness (e.g., day) or darkness (e.g., night) or were neutral (e.g., house). We found that pupils were largest for words ...[more]