Introduction Many studies have demonstrated that a perception-based knowledge representation approach can account for the representation of concrete concepts (e.g., table). However, only a few studies have been carried out to test whether this approach can explain the representation of abstract concepts (e.g., prejudice) as well. Barsalou (1999) assumed three aspects that make the representati...

Abstract G&K provide a new and interesting perspective on consciousness, by arguing that consciousness is a product of social perception. Based on the overlap between the neural mechanisms underlying spatial awareness of other people and oneself, out-of-body experiences (OBEs), and social perception the authors argue that consciousness is based on the brain signals that represent other people a...