Verbal Symbols Support Concrete but Enable Abstract Concept Formation: Evidence From Brain‐Constrained Deep Neural Networks

Concrete symbols (e.g., sun, run) can be learned in the context of objects and actions, thereby grounding their meaning in the world. However, it is controversial whether a comparable avenue to semantic learning exists for symbols (e.g., democracy). When we simulated the putative brain mechanisms of...

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Published in:	Language learning Vol. 74; no. S1; pp. 258 - 295
Main Authors:	Dobler, Fynn R., Henningsen‐Schomers, Malte R., Pulvermüller, Friedemann
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Hoboken Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.06.2024
Subjects:	abstract concepts Brain Brain mechanisms Circuits Concept formation Conceptual semantics deep neural networks Democracy grounding Learning Meaning Neural networks neurocomputational modeling Neurolinguistics Semantics Semiotics Symbolism Symbols
ISSN:	0023-8333, 1467-9922
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