Roel M. Willems

6.7k citations
86 papers · 4.3k indexed · h-index 35
Topics
Action Observation and Synchronization (37 papers)Language, Metaphor, and Cognition (31 papers)Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism (26 papers)
Journals
Journal of NeuroscienceSHILAP Revista de lepidopterologíaNature reviews. Neuroscience

In The Last Decade

Roel M. Willems

84 papers receiving 4.2k citations

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Roel M. Willems
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  • Cognitive Neuroscience 2.8k
  • Social Psychology 2.0k
  • Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 1.7k
  • Developmental and Educational Psychology 1.6k
  • Artificial Intelligence 258
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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

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The relation of space and musical pitch in the brain
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A Functional Role for the Motor System in Language Understanding: Evidence from Theta-Burst Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
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Body-Specific Representations of Action Verbs: Neural Evidence from Right- and Left-Handers
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Body-specific representations of action verbs: Evidence from fMRI in right-and left-handers
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The comprehension of gesture and speech
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About Roel M. Willems

Roel M. Willems is a scholar working on Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Cognitive Neuroscience and Developmental and Educational Psychology, having authored 86 papers that have together received 4.3k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Action Observation and Synchronization (37 papers), Language, Metaphor, and Cognition (31 papers) and Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism (26 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Cognitive Neuroscience (2.8k citations), Experimental and Cognitive Psychology (1.7k citations) and Developmental and Educational Psychology (1.6k citations). Roel M. Willems has collaborated with scholars based in Netherlands, United States and Germany. Frequent co-authors include Peter Hagoort, Daniel Casasanto, Aslı Özyürek, Ivan Toni, Harold Bekkering, Stefan L. Frank, Antal van den Bosch, Clyde Francks, Annabel D. Nijhof and Simon E. Fisher. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of Neuroscience, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Nature reviews. Neuroscience.

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