Following arm amputation the region that represented the missing hand in primary
somatosensory cortex (S1) becomes deprived of its primary input, resulting in changed …

Working memory (WM) capacity predicts performance in a wide range of cognitive tasks.
Although WM capacity has been viewed as a constant trait, recent studies suggest that it can …

Humans have long been fascinated by the opportunities afforded through augmentation.
This vision not only depends on technological innovations but also critically relies on our …

Transcranial focused ultrasound (tFUS) has proven capable of stimulating cortical tissue in
humans. tFUS confers high spatial resolutions with deep focal lengths and as such, has the …

Previous research indicates that long-term meditation practice is associated with altered
resting electroencephalogram patterns, suggestive of long lasting changes in brain activity …

Magnetic source imaging revealed that the cortical representation of the digits of the left
hand of string players was larger than that in controls. The effect was smallest for the left …

In this sweeping synthesis, Neal J. Cohen and Howard Eichenbaum bring together
converging findings from neuropsychology, neuroscience, and cognitive science that …

▪ Abstract It has been clear for almost two decades that cortical representations in adult
animals are not fixed entities, but rather, are dynamic and are continuously modified by …

PERFORMANCE of complex motor tasks, such as rapid sequences of finger movements,
can be improved in terms of speed and accuracy over several weeks by daily practice …

The fact that information acquired before the onset of amnesia can be lost (retrograde
amnesia) has fascinated psychologists, biologists, and clinicians for over 100 years. Studies …