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View article: ‘Broccoli is candy’: the role of metaphors in children’s persuasive communication
‘Broccoli is candy’: the role of metaphors in children’s persuasive communication Open
Persuasion is a complex communicative process aiming at influencing others’ beliefs or behaviors. Imbuing everyday communication, persuasion is a crucial skill for children to manage social interactions successfully. While theoretically pe…
View article: Ten years of using the APACS test: a multistudy cross-diagnostic analysis of pragmatic profiles and their relationship with Theory of Mind
Ten years of using the APACS test: a multistudy cross-diagnostic analysis of pragmatic profiles and their relationship with Theory of Mind Open
Pragmatic impairments are largely documented, yet rarely considered in clinical practice, also due to a poor characterization of pragmatic profiles across conditions, as well as some overlap with theory of mind (ToM) in the conceptualizati…
View article: Testing motor grounding and somatotopic effects for literal and figurative action-language in Motor Neuron Diseases: a multiple-case analysis
Testing motor grounding and somatotopic effects for literal and figurative action-language in Motor Neuron Diseases: a multiple-case analysis Open
Motor Neuron Diseases (MNDs) represent a test-ground to assess motor cortex involvement in action-language from literal to figurative uses, also taking into account somatotopicity. Here, a sample of patients with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclero…
View article: Ten years of using the APACS test: a multistudy cross-diagnostic analysis of pragmatic profiles and their relationship with Theory of Mind
Ten years of using the APACS test: a multistudy cross-diagnostic analysis of pragmatic profiles and their relationship with Theory of Mind Open
Pragmatic impairments are largely documented, yet rarely considered in clinical practice, also due to a poor characterization of pragmatic profiles across conditions, as well as some overlap with theory of mind (ToM) in the conceptualizati…
View article: Figurative Archive: an open dataset and web-based application for the study of metaphor
Figurative Archive: an open dataset and web-based application for the study of metaphor Open
Research on metaphor has steadily increased over the last decades, as this phenomenon opens a window into a range of linguistic and cognitive processes. At the same time, the demand for rigorously constructed and extensively normed experim…
View article: Imagers and mentalizers: capturing individual variation in metaphor interpretation via intersubject representational dissimilarity
Imagers and mentalizers: capturing individual variation in metaphor interpretation via intersubject representational dissimilarity Open
When girls are pearls, does it mean that they are beautiful or that they are pleasant? Not only are metaphors open to different interpretations but also these interpretations might vary across individuals, even with the same cultural conte…
View article: Figurative Archive: an open dataset and web-based application for the study of metaphor
Figurative Archive: an open dataset and web-based application for the study of metaphor Open
Research on metaphor has steadily increased over the last decades, as this phenomenon opens a window into a range of processes in language and cognition, from pragmatic inference to abstraction and embodied simulation. At the same time, th…
View article: Imagers and mentalizers: capturing individual variation in metaphor interpretation via intersubject representational dissimilarity
Imagers and mentalizers: capturing individual variation in metaphor interpretation via intersubject representational dissimilarity Open
When girls are pearls, do they have rare gracious attributes, or are they beautiful? It is well known that not only are metaphors open to different interpretations but also that these interpretations might vary across individuals, even wit…
View article: Figurative Archive: an open dataset and web-based application for the study of metaphor
Figurative Archive: an open dataset and web-based application for the study of metaphor Open
Research on metaphor has steadily increased over the last decades, as this phenomenon opens a window into a range of processes in language and cognition, from pragmatic inference to abstraction and embodied simulation. At the same time, th…
View article: Figurative Archive: an open dataset and web-based application for the study of metaphor
Figurative Archive: an open dataset and web-based application for the study of metaphor Open
Research on metaphor has steadily increased over the last decades, as this phenomenon opens a window into a range of linguistic and cognitive processes. At the same time, the demand for rigorously constructed and extensively normed experim…
View article: From semantic concreteness to concretism in schizophrenia: An automated linguistic analysis of speech produced in figurative language interpretation
From semantic concreteness to concretism in schizophrenia: An automated linguistic analysis of speech produced in figurative language interpretation Open
Lack of abstract thinking, known as concretism, is a well-known psychopathological feature of schizophrenia, reflecting the tendency to adhere to concrete aspects of stimuli and figurative language comprehension difficulties. Inspir…
View article: Aging and the Division of Labor of Theory of Mind Skills in Metaphor Comprehension
Aging and the Division of Labor of Theory of Mind Skills in Metaphor Comprehension Open
While some aspects of pragmatic competence are known to decline with age, for metaphor skills the evidence is inconclusive, possibly due to heterogeneity in the assessment tools. Furthermore, the previous literature on age‐related changes …
View article: To cringe or not to cringe: the role of individual variability in the perception of Covid-19 humor
To cringe or not to cringe: the role of individual variability in the perception of Covid-19 humor Open
When language is used for comic purposes, it often results in shared laughter at material which, presented in another form, could be considered unfortunate or even tragic. Moreover, various forms of humor can elicit negative emotions, such…
View article: To cringe or not to cringe: the role of individual variability in the perception of Covid-19 humor
To cringe or not to cringe: the role of individual variability in the perception of Covid-19 humor Open
When language is used for comic purposes, it often results in shared laughter at material which, presented in another form, could be considered unfortunate or even tragic. Additionally, various forms of humor can elicit negative emotions, …
View article: Development and Validation of a Rapid Tool to Measure Pragmatic Abilities: The Brief Assessment of Pragmatic Abilities and Cognitive Substrates (APACS Brief)
Development and Validation of a Rapid Tool to Measure Pragmatic Abilities: The Brief Assessment of Pragmatic Abilities and Cognitive Substrates (APACS Brief) Open
Pragmatics is key to communicating effectively, and its assessment in vulnerable populations is of paramount importance. Although tools exist for this purpose, they are often effortful and time-consuming, with complex scoring procedures, w…
View article: Emotional engagement in a humor-understanding reading task: an AI study perspective
Emotional engagement in a humor-understanding reading task: an AI study perspective Open
View article: Characterizing the patient experience of physical restraint in psychiatric settings via a linguistic, sentiment, and metaphor analysis
Characterizing the patient experience of physical restraint in psychiatric settings via a linguistic, sentiment, and metaphor analysis Open
View article: Ten years of using the APACS test: a multistudy cross-diagnostic analysis of pragmatic profiles and their relationship with Theory of Mind
Ten years of using the APACS test: a multistudy cross-diagnostic analysis of pragmatic profiles and their relationship with Theory of Mind Open
Pragmatic impairments are largely documented, yet rarely considered in clinical practice, also due to a poor characterization of pragmatic profiles across conditions, as well as some overlap with theory of mind (ToM) in the conceptualizati…
View article: How do theory of mind and formal language skills impact metaphoric reference comprehension during children’s school-age years.
How do theory of mind and formal language skills impact metaphoric reference comprehension during children’s school-age years. Open
Prior research has shown that school-aged children's metaphor comprehension becomes adultlike progressively. This has given rise to claims that the development of metaphor comprehension is due to children's evolving abilities with respect …
View article: To cringe or not to cringe: the role of individual variability in the perception of Covid-19 humor
To cringe or not to cringe: the role of individual variability in the perception of Covid-19 humor Open
When language is used for comic purposes, it often results in shared laughter at material which, presented in another form, could be considered unfortunate or even tragic. Additionally, various forms of humor can elicit negative emotions, …
View article: To cringe or not to cringe: the role of individual variability in the perception of Covid-19 humor
To cringe or not to cringe: the role of individual variability in the perception of Covid-19 humor Open
Humans share a laugh in response to comic uses of language and tend to find the fun side of events also when facing misfortunes. This is the case of cringe humor, in which others suffer while eliciting some awkwardness in the perceiver. At…
View article: From semantic concreteness to concretism in schizophrenia: An automated linguistic analysis of speech produced in figurative language interpretation
From semantic concreteness to concretism in schizophrenia: An automated linguistic analysis of speech produced in figurative language interpretation Open
Lack of abstract thinking, known as concretism, is a well-known psychopathological feature of schizophrenia, reflecting the tendency to adhere to concrete aspects of stimuli and figurative language comprehension difficulties. Inspired by t…
View article: Physical restraint in psychiatric settings: A novel characterization of the patient's experience via a linguistic, sentiment, and metaphor analysis
Physical restraint in psychiatric settings: A novel characterization of the patient's experience via a linguistic, sentiment, and metaphor analysis Open
Physical Restraint (PR) is a coercive procedure used in emergency psychiatric care to ensure safety in life-threatening situations. Because of its traumatic nature, studies emphasize the importance of considering the patient's subjective e…
View article: Physical restraint in psychiatric settings: A novel characterization of the patient's experience via a linguistic, sentiment, and metaphor analysis
Physical restraint in psychiatric settings: A novel characterization of the patient's experience via a linguistic, sentiment, and metaphor analysis Open
Physical Restraint (PR) is a coercive procedure used in emergency psychiatric care to ensure safety in life-threatening situations. Because of its traumatic nature, studies emphasize the importance of considering the patient's subjective e…
View article: Understanding with the body? Testing the role of verb relative embodiment across tasks at the interface of language and memory
Understanding with the body? Testing the role of verb relative embodiment across tasks at the interface of language and memory Open
Multiple representation accounts of conceptual knowledge argue that information associated with sensory-motor experience contributes to word processing in addition to pure linguistic information. A number of issues, however, remain under-i…
View article: Towards a Fully Interpretable and More Scalable RSA Model for Metaphor Understanding
Towards a Fully Interpretable and More Scalable RSA Model for Metaphor Understanding Open
The Rational Speech Act (RSA) model provides a flexible framework to model pragmatic reasoning in computational terms. However, state-of-the-art RSA models are still fairly distant from modern machine learning techniques and present a numb…
View article: Pragmatic language disorder in schizophrenia: assessment through a novel brief tool
Pragmatic language disorder in schizophrenia: assessment through a novel brief tool Open
View article: How do theory of mind and formal language skills impact metaphoric reference comprehension during children’s school-age years
How do theory of mind and formal language skills impact metaphoric reference comprehension during children’s school-age years Open
Prior research has shown that school-aged children’s metaphor comprehension becomes adult-like progressively. This has given rise to claims that the development of metaphor comprehension is due to children’s evolving abilities with respect…
View article: Assessment of Pragmatic Abilities and Cognitive Substrates (APACS) Brief Remote: a novel tool for the rapid and tele-evaluation of pragmatic skills in Italian
Assessment of Pragmatic Abilities and Cognitive Substrates (APACS) Brief Remote: a novel tool for the rapid and tele-evaluation of pragmatic skills in Italian Open
Healthcare services require rapid assessment tools, as well as the possibility of using them flexibly in different contexts, such as those experienced during the COVID-19 pandemic, that favor remote interaction over traditional care. These…
View article: Assessment of Pragmatic Abilities and Cognitive Substrates (APACS) Brief Remote: a novel tool for the rapid and tele-evaluation of pragmatic skills in Italian
Assessment of Pragmatic Abilities and Cognitive Substrates (APACS) Brief Remote: a novel tool for the rapid and tele-evaluation of pragmatic skills in Italian Open
Healthcare services require rapid assessment tools, as well as the possibility of using them flexibly in different contexts, such as those experienced during the COVID-19 pandemic, that favor remote interaction over traditional care. These…