Lecture 7 - Ten Lectures on the Representation of Events in Language, Perception, Memory, and Action Control
Jeffrey M. Zacks
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<p>The representation of events is a
central topic for cognitive science. In this series of lectures, Jeffrey M.
Zacks situates event representations and their role in language within a theory
of perception and memory. Event representations have a distinctive structure
and format that result from computational and neural mechanisms operating
during perception and language comprehension. A crucial aspect of the
mechanisms is that event representations are updated to optimize their
predictive utility. This updating has consequences for action control and for
long-term memory. Event cognition changes across the adult lifespan and can be
impaired by conditions including Alzheimer’s disease. These mechanisms have broad
impact on everyday activity, and have shaped the development of media such as
cinema and narrative fiction.</p>
2019-07-23 11:46:41
cognitive linguistics
psycholinguistics
applied linguistics
Linguistics