The last ten years of attention research have witnessed a revolution, replacing a theoretical
dichotomy (top-down vs. bottom-up control) with a trichotomy (biased by current goals …

Curiosity is a basic element of our cognition, but its biological function, mechanisms, and
neural underpinning remain poorly understood. It is nonetheless a motivator for learning …

Why our use of language is highly creative yet also constrained We use words and phrases
creatively to express ourselves in ever-changing contexts, readily extending language …

The human brain contains multiple regions with distinct, often highly specialized functions,
from recognizing faces to understanding language to thinking about what others are …

The challenge of studying human cognitive evolution is identifying unique features of our
intelligence while explaining the processes by which they arose. Comparisons with …

Social cognitive processes are critical in navigating complex social interactions and are
associated with a network of brain areas termed the 'social brain'. Here, we describe the …

Adolescence is a period of formative biological and social transition. Social cognitive
processes involved in navigating increasingly complex and intimate relationships continue …

An increasing number of instructional videos online integrate a real instructor on the video
screen. So far, the empirical evidence from previous studies has been limited and …

Some dictionaries still define cognition as the power or faculty of apprehending and
knowing, a usage that harks back to the days when philosophers attributed all mental …

The human brain is specialized for face processing, yet we sometimes perceive illusory
faces in objects. It is unknown whether these natural errors of face detection originate from a …