Penny Pexman - Multimodal Grounding for Concrete and Abstract Concepts

Explore a 32-minute lecture by Professor Penny Pexman of the University of Calgary on multimodal grounding for concrete and abstract concepts. Delve into the research on how humans derive meaning from language, examining the concreteness continuum, embodied predictions for lexical-semantic processing, and quantifying sensorimotor experiences through body-object interaction. Investigate the behavioral effects and neural correlates of BOI, dimensions of meaning for concrete and abstract words, and methods of communicating abstract word meanings. Analyze the quantification of socialness, factor analysis of semantic space, and network analysis in the context of multimodal grounding. This Santa Fe Institute presentation offers insights into the Foundations of Intelligence Project and the implications for AI in embodied, situated, and grounded intelligence.

Intro
The Concreteness Continuum
Embodied Predictions for Lexical-Semantic Processing
Quantifying Sensorimotor Experience: Body-Object Interaction
Behavioural Effects of BOI
Behavioural/Neural Correlates of BOI
Dimensions of Meaning for Concrete and Abstract Words
Communicating the Meaning of Abstract Words
Quantifying Socialness
Factor Analyzing Semantic Space
Network Analysis
Multimodal Grounding for Concrete and Abstract Concepts