Our understanding of human tool use comes mainly from neuropsychology, particularly from
patients with apraxia or action disorganization syndrome. However, there is no integrative …

Tool use is a defining feature of human species. Therefore, a fundamental issue is to
understand the cognitive bases of human tool use. Given that people cannot use tools …

The second edition of this comprehensive textbook for students of Neuropsychology gives a
thorough overview of the complex relationship between brain and behaviour. With an …

The history of the sciences of the human brain and mind has been characterized from the
beginning by two parallel traditions. The prevailing theory that still influences the way current …

In recent years there have been tremendous advances in understanding how brain
development underlies behavioural changes in adolescence. Based on the latest …

Left brain damage (LBD) can impair the ability to use familiar tools (apraxia of tool use) as
well as novel tools to solve mechanical problems. Thus far, the emphasis has been placed …

¿ Cómo funciona el cerebro adolescente?¿ Por qué los adolescentes no se organizan
mejor?¿ Por qué van con el monopatín tan rápido y sin casco?¿ Por qué les cuesta tanto …

This article makes the case that our digital devices create illusions of agency. There are
times when users feel as if they are in control when in fact they are merely responding to …

Background Individuals with Phelan-McDermid syndrome (PMS) present with a wide range
of diagnoses: autism spectrum disorder, intellectual disability, or schizophrenia. Differences …

The capacity for voluntary control is seen as essential to human movements; the sense that
one intended to move (willing) and those actions were self-generated (self-agency) gives …