A Neurobehavioral Model of Flexible Spatial Language Behaviors

• Published in: Journal of experimental psychology. Learning, memory, and cognition Vol. 38; no. 6; pp. 1490 - 1511
• Main Authors: Lipinski, John, Schneegans, Sebastian, Sandamirskaya, Yulia, Spencer, John P, Schoner, Gregor
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Psychological Association 01.11.2012
• Subjects: Brain Hemisphere Functions; Cognition; Cognitive Processes; Humans; Language; Language Usage; Models, Psychological; Photic Stimulation; Space Perception; Spatial Ability; Speech; Task Analysis; Verbal Behavior; Visual Perception; Visual Stimuli

We propose a neural dynamic model that specifies how low-level visual processes can be integrated with higher level cognition to achieve flexible spatial language behaviors. This model uses real-word visual input that is linked to relational spatial descriptions through a neural mechanism for refere...