Executive control is a complex high-level cognitive function that relies on distributed brain
circuitry. We propose that the anterior insular cortex plays an under-appreciated role in …

Hallucinations, perceptions in the absence of objectively identifiable stimuli, illustrate the
constructive nature of perception. Here, we highlight the role of prior beliefs as a critical …

Is virtual reality (VR) already a reality in behavioral health? To answer this question, a meta-
review was conducted to assess the meta-analyses and systematic and narrative reviews …

The processes underwriting the acquisition of culture remain unclear. How are shared
habits, norms, and expectations learned and maintained with precision and reliability across …

Modern psychology has long focused on the body as the basis of the self. Recently,
predictive processing accounts of interoception (perception of the body 'from within') have …

Predictive processing (PP) approaches to the mind are increasingly popular in the cognitive
sciences. This surge of interest is accompanied by a proliferation of philosophical …

Recent work in human cognitive neuroscience has linked self-consciousness to the
processing of multisensory bodily signals (bodily self-consciousness [BSC]) in fronto-parietal …

Usually, we do not question that we possess a body and act upon the world. This pre-
reflective awareness of being a bodily and agentive self can, however, be disrupted by …

The concept of the brain as a prediction machine has enjoyed a resurgence in the context of
the Bayesian brain and predictive coding approaches within cognitive science. To date, this …

Is the self already relational in its very bodily foundations? The question of whether our
mental life is initially and primarily shaped by embodied dimensions of the individual or by …