Is thought possible without language? Individuals with global aphasia, who have almost no
ability to understand or produce language, provide a powerful opportunity to find out …

This comprehensive review summarizes and evaluates the present state of the Dark Triad
research literature (or more broadly, the dark personality trait literature), and as such serves …

The fully updated eighth edition of Cognitive Psychology: A Student's Handbook provides
comprehensive yet accessible coverage of all the key areas in the field ranging from visual …

How does a listener understand a sarcastic'That was a wonderful speech'when the words
point to a positive review? Why do students of introductory logic interpret'Some cabs are …

Computer programming is a novel cognitive tool that has transformed modern society. What
cognitive and neural mechanisms support this skill? Here, we used functional magnetic …

An argument that the meaning of written or auditory linguistic signals is not derived from the
input but results from the brain's internal construction process. When we read a text or listen …

In spite of having deficits in various areas of social cognition, especially in mindreading,
Machiavellian individuals are typically very successful in different tasks, including solving …

Relational integration is required when multiple explicit representations of relations between
entities must be jointly considered to make inferences. We provide an overview of the neural …

This article reviews the effects of lesions to the frontal cortex on the ability to carry out active
thought, namely, to reason, think flexibly, produce strategies, and formulate and realize …

This address provides a review of evidence for a deconstruction of executive functions, the
set of cognitive operations which allow goal-directed behaviour. The underlying working …