Menninghaus et al. portrayed meaning in art as a vehicle for transforming negative emotions
into pleasure. Although it is intuitively appealing that meaningful experiences should feel …

Depue & Morrone-Strupinsky (D&M-S) do not address how a reward system accommodates
the motivational dilemmas associated with (a) the decision to approach versus avoid …

Depue & Morrone-Strupinsky's (D&M-S's) implicit assumption appears to be that affiliative
bonding is either strengthened or maintained with time; however, it is more realistic that it …

Abstract The Distancing factor of Menninghaus et al.'s model includes schemas that remind
consumers that the representation is fictional. Although they claim that these schemas are …

Depue & Morrone-Strupinsky's (D&M-S's) language suggests that, unlike Kent Berridge, they
may allow that the activity of a largely subcortical system, which is presumably often …

Can consciousness be understood through an association with voluntary skeletomotor
action selection? Although flexible and integrated action selection is a plausible function for …

Understanding the very nature of the smile with an integrative approach and a novel model
is a fertile ground for a new theoretical vision and insights. However, from this perspective, I …

Morsella et al. put forward an interesting theory about the functions of consciousness.
However, I argue that this theory is more about showing what is not the function of …

We suggest the authors' endeavor toward a science of intentional change may benefit from
recent advances in informationally meaningful self-organizing dynamical systems …

Taste research in rodents supports the relevance of memory in order to determine the
content of consciousness by modifying both taste perception and later action. Associated …