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Human Cognition Lab, CIPsi, School of Psychology, University of Minho, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal
Dr. David Tomé
Center for Rehabilitation Research (CiR), Department of Audiology, School of Health, Polytechnic Institute of Porto (E2S-P.Porto), Porto, Portugal
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Language: From Hearing to Speech and Writing

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31 October 2025
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Dear Colleagues,

Language is a multifaceted process involving intricate interactions between cognitive, sensory, and motor systems that must be implemented successfully. Hearing may allow us to speak, and reading may allow us to write, but how do these systems interact? What are their limits before impairment? Although significant progress has been made in recent years toward understanding these interactions, the combined contributions of these systems in language acquisition and processing—both in typical and atypical scenarios—are rarely considered together. This topic seeks to bring together recent findings in this expansive research field, offering new insights into the aetiology of various spoken and reading/writing disorders, such as developmental language disorder, dyslexia, and aphasia, as well as other conditions where language processing is disrupted across diverse age groups, including children, adults, and the elderly. Contributions from diverse fields (e.g., (e.g., Audiology, Speech–Hearing Sciences, Psychology, and Neuroscience) using a combination of different methodologies, including behavioural and neuroimaging techniques, are especially encouraged.

Dr. Ana Paula Soares
Dr. David Tomé
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Keywords

  • language acquisition and processing
  • audiology
  • speech
  • developmental language disorder
  • dyslexia
  • aphasia

Participating Journals

Journal Name Impact Factor CiteScore Launched Year First Decision (median) APC
Brain Sciences
brainsci 		2.7 4.8 2011 15.6 Days CHF 2200 Submit
Neurology International
neurolint 		3.2 3.7 2009 26.5 Days CHF 1600 Submit
NeuroSci
neurosci 		1.6 - 2020 19.9 Days CHF 1000 Submit

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Proprioceptive Resonance and Multimodal Semiotics: Readiness to Act, Embodied Cognition, and the Dynamics of Meaning
by Marco Sanna
NeuroSci 2025, 6(2), 42; https://doi.org/10.3390/neurosci6020042 - 12 May 2025
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This paper proposes a theoretical model of meaning-making grounded in proprioceptive awareness and embodied imagination, arguing that human cognition is inherently multimodal, anticipatory, and sensorimotor. Drawing on Peircean semiotics, Lotman’s model of cultural cognition, and current research in neuroscience, we show that readiness [...] Read more.
This paper proposes a theoretical model of meaning-making grounded in proprioceptive awareness and embodied imagination, arguing that human cognition is inherently multimodal, anticipatory, and sensorimotor. Drawing on Peircean semiotics, Lotman’s model of cultural cognition, and current research in neuroscience, we show that readiness to act—a proprioceptively grounded anticipation of movement—plays a fundamental role in the emergence of meaning, from perception to symbolic abstraction. Contrary to traditional approaches that reduce language to a purely symbolic or visual system, we argue that meaning arises through the integration of sensory, motor, and affective processes, structured by axial proprioceptive coordinates (vertical, horizontal, sagittal). Using Peirce’s triadic model of interpretants, we identify proprioception as the modulatory interface between sensory stimuli, emotional response, and logical reasoning. A study on skilled pianists supports this view, showing that mental rehearsal without physical execution improves performance via motor anticipation. We define this process as proprioceptive resonance, a dynamic synchronization of embodied states that enables communication, language acquisition, and social intelligence. This framework allows for a critique of linguistic abstraction and contributes to ongoing debates in semiotics, enactive cognition, and the origin of syntax, challenging the assumption that symbolic thought precedes embodied experience. Full article
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