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David Kemmerer

Neuroscience · Purdue University West Lafayette

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Established · publishing since 1995
Neurobiology of Language and BilingualismLanguage, Metaphor, and CognitionAction Observation and SynchronizationCategorization, perception, and languageLanguage Development and Disorders

Publications

138

Citations

5,477

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

32

Publishing since 1995

Research summary
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David Kemmerer studies how the brain represents and processes the meanings of words and sentences, drawing on neuroscience, linguistics, and cognitive science. His recent work focuses on how word meaning relates to brain networks like the 'default mode network' (a set of brain regions active during internal thought and mind-wandering), and includes a major book synthesizing research on the neuroscience of word meaning. This research area would suit students interested in language, concepts, and brain function.

Neuroscience of language and word meaningSemantic memory and conceptual knowledgeDefault mode network and cognitionGrounded and embodied cognitionNeurolinguistics

Publication output has been variable but active over the last decade, with notable surges in 2019, 2022, and 2026, and a steady average of about 9 publications per year over the last five years.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 8.8/year recently
2017: 1 publication172018: 1 publication182019: 14 publications192020: 2 publications202021: 1 publication212022: 21 publications21222023: 5 publications232024: 4 publications242025: 2 publications252026: 12 publications26
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  • Oxford University Press eBooks×10
  • Cambridge University Press eBooks×10
  • Language Cognition and Neuroscience×3
  • Psychonomic Bulletin & Review×2
  • Brain and Language×2
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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