People perceive and conceive of activity in terms of discrete events. Here the authors
propose a theory according to which the perception of boundaries between events arises …

Through evolution, humans have acquired'higher'cognitive skills—such as language,
reasoning and planning—and complex social behaviour. Evidence from neuropsychological …

Much of our behavior is guided by our understanding of events. We perceive events when
we observe the world unfolding around us, participate in events when we act on the world …

Stories are used extensively for human communication; both the comprehension and
production of oral and written narratives constitute a fundamental part of our experience …

In recent years, scientists have increasingly taken to investigate the predictive nature of
cognition. We argue that prediction relies on abstraction, and thus theories of predictive …

The aim of this study was to begin to parse the relative contributions of the right and left
ventromedial prefrontal cortices (VMPC) in regard to social conduct, decision-making, and …

The neural correlates of conceptual knowledge for actions are not well understood. To begin
to address this knowledge gap, we tested the hypothesis that the retrieval of conceptual …

Objective Elderly persons with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) are at increased risk of
dementia and functional impairments. The present study investigated the contribution of …

A multicenter randomized control trial (RCT) was conducted to evaluate the effects of a
treatment for dysexecutive problems after acquired brain injury (ABI) on daily life functioning …

It has long been argued that patients with lesions in the prefrontal cortex have difficulties in
decision making and problem solving in real-world, ill-structured situations, particularly …