BARSALOU LAB

The Barsalou Lab studies the human conceptual system from the perspective of grounded cognition, using methods from cognitive science and neuroscience. Basic research examines mechanisms of conceptual processing that support perception, memory, language, thought, and social interaction. A long-standing theme is that goals and context produce conceptual processing in a dynamic and situation-specific manner. A more recent theme is that multimodal simulation, situated conceptualization, and embodiment ground conceptual processing, and also cognition more generally. Increasingly, our work addresses the roles of conceptual processing in affect, contemplative skills, and health behavior. In affect, we have focused on how situated conceptualizations contribute to the emotions that people experience, and also to how situated conceptualizations contribute to the desire that can motivate consumptive behavior, such as eating. In contemplative science, we have been establishing the cognitive and..

Registration numbers: SC004401 (W)

Primary location: Glasgow United Kingdom