There are 7 papers here, representing (hopefully) a range of ideas. We will start with one of my favorite theorists on the neural organization of semantic memory: Carl Wernicke. Yes, that's right, he didn't just do language. Although Wernicke hinted at his views on the topic in his classic language writings, his most thorough description of his theory was published in 1900 in a volume titled, Grundriss der Psychiatrie. This volume has not been translated into English except for a few portions which appear in Gage & Hickok (2005). Skip the commentary and just read the excerpts -- I think you will find Wernicke's ideas to be extremely modern-sounding.
Gage N, Hickok G.
Multiregional cell assemblies, temporal binding and the representation of
conceptual knowledge in cortex: a modern theory by a "classical" neurologist,
Carl Wernicke.
Cortex. 2005 Dec;41(6):823-32. Review.
Saumier D, Chertkow H.
Semantic memory.
Curr Neurol Neurosci Rep. 2002 Nov;2(6):516-22. Review.
Caramazza A, Mahon BZ.
The organization of conceptual knowledge: the evidence from category-specific
semantic deficits.
Trends Cogn Sci. 2003 Aug;7(8):354-361.
Thompson-Schill SL.
Neuroimaging studies of semantic memory: inferring "how" from "where".
Neuropsychologia. 2003;41(3):280-92. Review.
Patterson K.
The reign of typicality in semantic memory.
Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci. 2007 May 29;362(1481):813-21. Review.
Martin A.
The representation of object concepts in the brain.
Annu Rev Psychol. 2007;58:25-45.
Hart J Jr, Anand R, Zoccoli S, Maguire M, Gamino J, Tillman G, King R, Kraut
MA.
Neural substrates of semantic memory.
J Int Neuropsychol Soc. 2007 Sep;13(5):865-80. Review.
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Although I didn't catch up with my readings in the Semantics and Brain course I'm looking forward to "Talking Brains live" this Friday.
"Talking Brains Live" -- pretty funny. Please introduce yourself jerry. :-)
I'm just a London-(ie. Queen Square)-based postgrad interested in combining brain and mind, imaging and language, linguistics and neuroscience. Looking forward to your talk in the brain meeting. Have a good trip (if you're not already here).
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