Serotonin modulates neuroplasticity, especially during early life, and dysfunctions in both
systems likewise contribute to pathophysiology of depression. Recent findings demonstrate …

Numerous studies have begun to address how the brain's gray and white matter may be
shaped by meditation. This research is yet to be integrated, however, and two fundamental …

Disputes between those holding differing political views are ubiquitous and deep-seated,
and they often follow common, recognizable lines. The supporters of tradition and stability …

For more than one century, brain processing was mainly thought in a localizationist
framework, in which one given function was underpinned by a discrete, isolated cortical …

Background There is limited information regarding the effects of spaceflight on the
anatomical configuration of the brain and on cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) spaces. Methods We …

The novel object recognition (NOR) task has emerged as a popular method for testing the
neurobiology of nonspatial memory in rodents. This task exploits the natural tendency of …

The brain has an extraordinary ability to functionally and physically change or reconfigure its
structure in response to environmental stimulus, cognitive demand, or behavioral …

The relation between bilingualism and cognition is informative about the connection
between language and mind. From the perspective of language, the question is how …

The study of neuroanatomy using imaging enables key insights into how our brains function,
are shaped by genes and environment, and change with development, aging and disease …

Cognitive Neuroscience of Language provides an up-to-date, wide-ranging, and
pedagogically practical survey of the most important developments in this exciting field. It …