AUTHOR=Galantucci Bruno , Garrod Simon 

TITLE=Experimental Semiotics: A Review

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Human Neuroscience

VOLUME=5

YEAR=2011

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/human-neuroscience/articles/10.3389/fnhum.2011.00011

DOI=10.3389/fnhum.2011.00011

ISSN=1662-5161

ABSTRACT=<p>In the last few years a new line of research has appeared in the literature. This line of research, which may be referred to as <italic>experimental semiotics</italic> (ES; Galantucci, <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B17">2009</xref>; Galantucci and Garrod, <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B19">2010</xref>), focuses on the experimental investigation of novel forms of human communication. In this review we will (a) situate ES in its conceptual context, (b) illustrate the main varieties of studies thus far conducted by experimental semioticians, (c) illustrate three main themes of investigation which have emerged within this line of research, and (d) consider implications of this work for cognitive neuroscience.</p>