Аннотация:Inner speech, or internal utterance, is fundamental to cognitive activities like language comprehension, planning, and control. However, its psychophysiological mechanisms, particularly the link between verbal and sensorimotor processes, remain poorly understood. Embodied cognition theories suggest that understanding action words involves the reactivation of sensorimotor experiences tiedto those words. This study investigates neural differences in the perception, internal utterance, and mental imagery of action words through eventrelated potentials(ERPs). Three experimental series were conducted: (1) word perception and pronunciation, (2) word perception and imagery representation, and (3) sequentialperception and utterance of action words. Eight audio stimuli representing distinctactions (e.g., run, stand, up, left) were used. EEG recordings were obtained from130 participants using a 19-channel Neuro-KM electroencephalograph, with brainactivity analyzed via the ‘BrainSys’ software and the ‘Virtual Implanted Electrode’ method. During utterance and representation, similar ERP patterns wereobserved, differing in amplitude at N140 and N400 latencies across multiple leads(e.g., Cz, Fz, Pz). Significant neural differences were observed, involving regionssuch as the brainstem, midbrain, right amygdala, cingulate gyrus (BA24), Broca’sarea (BA44), parahippocampal gyri, thalamus, and hippocampus. Specific activations during utterance included the left caudate nucleus and right orbitofrontalcortex (BA47).The results highlight distinct neural mechanisms underlying perception, internal utterance, and imagery of action words, supporting embodiedcognition theories and offering insights into the verbal-sensorimotor connectionduring cognitive tasks.