In social interactions, humans can express how they feel in what (verbal) they say and how
(non‐verbal) they say it. Although decoding of vocal emotion expressions occurs rapidly …

This article presents a review of the neural mechanisms underlying emotional processing
deficits (EPDs) in individuals with unilateral brain damage. First, key theoretical issues …

Many children and adults experience significant breakdown in the use of language. The
resulting pragmatic disorders present a considerable barrier to effective communication …

The authors previously reported that normal subjects are better at discriminating happy from
neutral faces when the happy face is located to the viewer's right of the neutral face; …

This core textbook provides an engaging and accessible introduction to the field of
pragmatics: the study of the relationship between linguistic meaning and context. Assuming …

Paul Grice (1913-1988) is best known for his psychological account of meaning, and for his
theory of conversational implicature, although these form only part of a large and diverse …

Background: In the 1970s Audrey Holland first emphasised the importance of “functional
communication” rather than “linguistic accuracy” for individuals with aphasia, noting that they …

In Creativity and the Brain, Kenneth Heilman explores the possible brain mechanisms which
underlie creativity, by reviewing the existing evidence and putting forward new ideas. On the …

Humans optimize behavior by deriving context-based expectations. Contextual data that are
important for survival are extracted rapidly, using coarse information, adaptive decision …

Pragmatics has grown considerably in its relatively short history, from its original disciplinary
influences in philosophy and linguistics, into a multidisciplinary field that encompasses a …