The science of linguistics: The brain processes concrete vs. abstract words differently

[Natural News]: In an review published in the Journal of Neurophysiology, an Italian researcher explored the various areas of the human brain responsible for processing the meanings of concrete and abstract words.

Language is generally separated into two categories, concrete and abstract. Concrete words refer to things that exist in the physical world and can be perceived by the five senses. Abstract words on the other hand, are intangible things humans can’t experience using their five basic senses....read more>>>...