The human social brain is complex. Current knowledge fails to define the neurobiological
processes underlying social behaviour involving the (patho-) physiological mechanisms that …

In this review, we are pitting two theories against each other: the more accepted theory, the
number sense theory, suggesting that a sense of number is innate and non-symbolic …

It is generally accepted that augmented feedback, provided by a human expert or a technical
display, effectively enhances motor learning. However, discussion of the way to most …

Behavior, perception and cognition are strongly shaped by the synthesis of information
across the different sensory modalities. Such multisensory integration often results in …

Despite decades of research, the functional neuroanatomy of speech processing has been
difficult to characterize. A major impediment to progress may have been the failure to …

Attention is a core property of all perceptual and cognitive operations. Given limited capacity
to process competing options, attentional mechanisms select, modulate, and sustain focus …

Multisensory integration has often been characterized as an automatic process. Recent
findings indicate that multisensory integration can occur across various stages of stimulus …

The mentalizing (theory of mind) system of the brain is probably in operation from ca. 18
months of age, allowing implicit attribution of intentions and other mental states. Between the …

How do we empathize with others? A mechanism according to which action representation
modulates emotional activity may provide an essential functional architecture for empathy …

For thousands of years science philosophers have been impressed by how effectively the
senses work together to enhance the salience of biologically meaningful events. However …