Spatial attention is comprised of neural mechanisms that boost sensory processing at a
behaviorally relevant location while filtering out competing information. The present review …

Hierarchical structure and compositionality imbue human language with unparalleled
expressive power and set it apart from other perception–action systems. However, neither …

The concept of values is currently enjoying renewed interest in sociology; indeed, many
claim that it must be treated as central to any theory of action. As introduced to American …

Neural adaptation enables sensory information to be represented optimally in the brain
despite large fluctuations over time in the statistics of the environment. Auditory contrast gain …

This concise guide outlines core theoretical and methodological developments of the
growing field of Multimodal (Inter) action Analysis. The volume unpacks the foundational …

The idea that the thalamo-cortical system is the crucial constituent of the neurobiological
mechanisms of consciousness has a long history. For the last few decades, however …

Whether visual spatial attention can modulate feedforward input to human primary visual
cortex (V1) is debated. A prominent and long-standing hypothesis is that visual spatial …

In recent years, researchers from independent subfields have begun to engage with the idea
that the same cortical regions that contribute to on-line perception are recruited during and …

In Experienced Wholeness, Wanja Wiese tackles philosophical and empirical issues
surrounding the “unified” nature of consciousness. He first provides an exhaustive summary …

An ancient metaphor likens attention to an archer pulling her bow-the self directing her mind
through attention. Yet both the existence of such a self, and the impact of attention on the …