The acquisition of literacy transforms the human brain. By reviewing studies of illiterate
subjects, we propose specific hypotheses on how the functions of core brain systems are …

The ability to speak two languages often marvels monolinguals, although bilinguals report
no difficulties in achieving this feat. Here, we examine how learning and using two …

The ability to quickly learn a new task with minimal instruction-known as few-shot learning-is
a central aspect of intelligent agents. Classical few-shot benchmarks make use of few-shot …

People are increasingly purchasing (eg, food, clothes) and consuming (eg, movies, courses)
online where, traditionally, the sensory interaction has mostly been limited to visual, and to a …

The seen birds twitter, the running cars accompany with noise, etc. These naturally
audiovisual correspondences provide the possibilities to explore and understand the …

Face perception, perhaps the most highly developed visual skill in humans, is mediated by a
distributed neural system in humans that is comprised of multiple, bilateral regions. We …

Traditional mechanistic accounts of language processing derive almost entirely from the
study of monologue. Yet, the most natural and basic form of language use is dialogue. As a …

When I am looking at my coffee machine that makes funny noises, this is an instance of
multisensory perception–I perceive this event by means of both vision and audition. But very …

Our ability to explain and predict other people's behaviour by attributing to them
independent mental states, such as beliefs and desires, is known as having a 'theory of …

Positron emission tomography (PET) and functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)
have been extensively used to explore the functional neuroanatomy of cognitive functions …