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Neurosemantics

Neural Processes and the Construction of Linguistic Meaning

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Authors:
  1. Alessio Plebe

    1. Department of Cognitive Science, University of Messina, Catania, Italy

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  2. Vivian M. De La Cruz

    1. Department of Educational Sciences, University of Catania, Catania, Italy

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  • Offers a new perspective on semantics
  • Connects brain and language with computation
  • Introduces neurosemantics as the natural continuation of formal logic

Part of the book series: Studies in Brain and Mind (SIBM, volume 10)

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-vii
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  2. Introduction

    • Alessio Plebe, Vivian M. De La Cruz
    Pages 1-6

  3. The Meaning of Neurons

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 7-8
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    2. The Computational Units of the Brain

      • Alessio Plebe, Vivian M. De La Cruz
      Pages 9-35

    3. Representational Mechanisms

      • Alessio Plebe, Vivian M. De La Cruz
      Pages 37-89

    4. Modeling Neural Representations

      • Alessio Plebe, Vivian M. De La Cruz
      Pages 91-110

  4. Meaning from Neurons

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 111-112
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    2. Semantic Theories

      • Alessio Plebe, Vivian M. De La Cruz
      Pages 113-129

    3. Neurosemantics of Visual Objects

      • Alessio Plebe, Vivian M. De La Cruz
      Pages 131-156

    4. First Syntax, Adjectives and Colors

      • Alessio Plebe, Vivian M. De La Cruz
      Pages 157-178

    5. Toward a Neurosemantics of Moral Terms

      • Alessio Plebe, Vivian M. De La Cruz
      Pages 179-199

    6. Semantics: What Else?

      • Alessio Plebe, Vivian M. De La Cruz
      Pages 201-225

  5. Back Matter

    Pages 227-235
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About this book

This book examines the concept of “ Neurosemantics”, a term currently used in two different senses: the informational meaning of the physical processes in the neural circuits, and semantics in its classical sense, as the meaning of language, explained in terms of neural processes. The book explores this second sense of neurosemantics, yet in doing so, it addresses much of the first meaning as well. Divided into two parts, the book starts with a description and analysis of the mathematics of the brain, including computational units, representational mechanisms and algorithmic principles.   This first part pays special attention to the neural architecture which has been used in developing models of neurosemantics. The second part of the book presents a collection of models, and describes each model reproducing specific aspects of the semantics of language. Some of these models target one of the core problems of semantics, the reference of nouns, and in particular of nouns with a strong perceptual characterization. Others address the semantics of predicates, with a detailed analysis of colour attributes.   While this book represents a radical shift from traditional semantics, it still pursues a line of continuity that is based on the idea that meaning can be captured, and explained, by a sort of computation.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Cognitive Science, University of Messina, Catania, Italy

    Alessio Plebe

  • Department of Educational Sciences, University of Catania, Catania, Italy

    Vivian M. De La Cruz

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Neurosemantics

  • Book Subtitle: Neural Processes and the Construction of Linguistic Meaning

  • Authors: Alessio Plebe, Vivian M. De La Cruz

  • Series Title: Studies in Brain and Mind

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-28552-8

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Religion and Philosophy, Philosophy and Religion (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-28550-4Published: 29 March 2016

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-80375-3Published: 25 April 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-28552-8Published: 16 March 2016

  • Series ISSN: 1573-4536

  • Series E-ISSN: 2468-399X

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VII, 235

  • Number of Illustrations: 75 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Philosophy of Mind, Semantics

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