1 Embodied models and language grounding Anna M. Borghi ƒ∆ ƒ Department of Psychology, University of Bologna ∆ Institute of Science and Technology of Cognition, CNR, Rome Abstract In the paper are reported experiments on the relationships between words and actions. Results show that language is grounded in perceptual and motor systems and are discussed within the framework of embodied cognitive science. I argue that models able to reproduce the experiments should be embodied organisms, whose brain is simulated with neural networks and whose body is as similar as possible to humans’ body. I also claim that embodied models could help to solve some open issues. Finally, I discuss potential implications of this kind of models for theories of embodied cognition.