The human brain undergoes a prolonged period of cortical development that spans multiple
decades. During childhood and adolescence, cortical development progresses from lower …

The present review discusses a well-established method for characterizing resting-state
activity of the human brain using multichannel electroencephalography (EEG). This method …

A central principle for understanding the cerebral cortex is that macroscale anatomy reflects
a functional hierarchy from primary to transmodal processing. In contrast, the central axis of …

How is the vast brain communication system organized? A structural model relates
connections to laminar differences between linked areas. The model is based on the …

Primary progressive aphasia (PPA) is caused by selective neurodegeneration of the
language-dominant cerebral hemisphere; a language deficit initially arises as the only …

How does language impact cognition and perception? A growing number of studies show
that language, and specifically the practice of labeling, can exert extremely rapid and …

Ayahuasca is the Quechua name for a tea obtained from the vine Banisteriopsis caapi, and
used for ritual purposes by the indigenous populations of the Amazon. The use of a variation …

Cognitive linguists are bound by the cognitive commitment, which is the commitment to
providing a characterization of the general principles governing all aspects of human …

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 …

Epidemiological, neuropathological, and functional neuroimaging evidence implicates
global and regional disruptions in brain metabolism and energetics in the pathogenesis of …