APS
2026 APS Annual Convention · 2026
Does the Motor System Play a Causal Role In Action Language Comprehension? a TMS Multilab Registered Report
- Pablo Solana
Mind, Brain and Behavior Research Center at University of Granada - Richard Binney
Bangor University - Daniel Casasanto
Cornell University - Zaira Cattaneo
University of Milano-Bicocca - Ana Chica
University of Granada - Manuel de Vega
University of La Laguna - Iván Padrón
University of La Laguna - Francesca Vitale
Departamento de Psicología Cognitiva, Social y Organizacional. Universidad de La Laguna - Julio Santiago
University of Granada
Abstract
In a multilab registered report, we will test whether primary motor cortex (M1) causally contributes to action language comprehension, as proposed by embodied cognition theories. Participants will complete a semantic categorization task on manual, non-manual and abstract verbs after receiving inhibitory transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) to the hand M1.
