The extent to which we are affected by perceptual input of which we are unaware is widely
debated. By measuring neural responses to sensory stimulation, neuroscientific data could …

In the last decade, the field of consumer neuroscience, or neuromarketing, has been
flourishing, with numerous publications, academic programs, initiatives, and companies. The …

Two types of working memory (WM) have recently been proposed:(i) active WM, relying on
sustained neural firing, and (ii) activity-silent WM, for which firing returns to baseline, yet …

Although we often seem to successfully comprehend language in the face of distraction, few
studies have examined the role of sustained attention in critical components of sentence …

The classic cocktail party effect suggests that some, but probably not all levels of language
processing can proceed without attention. We used whole-brain functional MRI to …

In the ongoing research of the functions of consciousness, special emphasis has been put
on integration of information: the ability to combine different signals into a coherent, unified …

Conscious experiences form a relatively diverse class of psychological phenomena,
supported by a range of distinct neurobiological mechanisms. This diversity suggests that …

Despite considerable interest in subliminal effects, fundamental questions about the proper
way of examining them remain unanswered, sowing doubts regarding the veracity of …

A long-standing question concerns whether sensory input can reach semantic stages of
processing in the absence of attention and awareness. Here, we examine whether the …

How does the human brain combine a finite number of words to form an infinite variety of
sentences? According to the Memory, Unification and Control (MUC) model, sentence …