The discovery of the default mode network (DMN) has revolutionized our understanding of
the workings of the human brain. Here, I review developments that led to the discovery of the …

Discoveries over the past two decades demonstrate that regions distributed throughout the
association cortex, often called the default network, are suppressed during tasks that …

Humans require a plethora of higher cognitive skills to perform executive functions, such as
reasoning, planning, language and social interactions, which are regulated predominantly …

The last decade has produced exciting new ideas about retrosplenial cortex (RSC) and its
role in integrating diverse inputs. Here, we review the diversity in forms of spatial and …

Association cortex is organized into large-scale distributed networks. One such network, the
default network (DN), is linked to diverse forms of internal mentation, opening debate about …

Human MRI scanners at ultra-high magnetic field strengths of 7 T and higher are
increasingly available to the neuroscience community. A key advantage brought by ultra …

In Consciousness We Trust is a synthesis of Hakwan Lau's 20-year research programme
exploring the neuroscience of consciousness. Discussing studies from his own laboratory …

Distancing is a type of emotion regulation that involves simulating a new perspective to alter
the psychological distance and emotional impact of a stimulus. The effectiveness and …

Background: Probiotics have been reported to ameliorate cognitive impairment. Objective:
We investigated the effect of the probiotic strain Bifidobacterium breve MCC1274 (A1) in …

In human and non-human animals, conceptual knowledge is partially organized according
to low-dimensional geometries that rely on brain structures and computations involved in …