People perceive and conceive of activity in terms of discrete events. Here the authors
propose a theory according to which the perception of boundaries between events arises …

Research on human and animal behavior has long emphasized its hierarchical structure—
the divisibility of ongoing behavior into discrete tasks, which are comprised of subtask …

A model of the neuropsychology of anxiety is proposed. The model is based in the first
instance upon an analysis of the behavioural effects of the antianxiety drugs …

Much of our behavior is guided by our understanding of events. We perceive events when
we observe the world unfolding around us, participate in events when we act on the world …

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Stories are used extensively for human communication; both the comprehension and
production of oral and written narratives constitute a fundamental part of our experience …

The term “executive functions” is a relatively new one to neuropsychology (see, for example,
Baddeley & Wilson, 1986, 1988; Lezak, 1983; Stuss & Benson, 1986). It is used to describe …

The lateral prefrontal cortex is critically involved in broad aspects of executive behavioral
control. Early studies emphasized its role in the short-term retention of information retrieved …

THE prefrontal cortex is important in the organization of goal-directed behaviour1–3. When
animals are trained to work for a particular goal or reward4–7, reward'expectancy'is …