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symbol A symbol is a cue, such as an icon, that carries socially shared or culturally meaningful significance rather than functioning only as a neutral object.

A symbol is a cue, such as an icon, that carries socially shared or culturally meaningful significance rather than functioning only as a neutral object. In this context, symbols can evoke responses linked to the meaning people attach to them.

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Drafting source: Li Zhiqiang. Neural time course of processing socially meaningful symbolic cues: ERP differences between national-symbol and neutral-object icons. 2026; DOI 10.3389/fnhum.2026.1838401; article XML SHA-256 a1c970900bac0c55bb89f1cd5eb8c4d521bcda643ba860184061a35947226fd7. “Neural time course of processing socially meaningful symbolic cues: ERP differences between national-symbol and neutral-object icons” (10.3389/fnhum.2026.1838401).
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