Empathy features a tension between automaticity and context dependency. On the one
hand, people often take on each other's internal states reflexively and outside of awareness …

Since Tulving proposed a distinction in memory between semantic and episodic memory,
considerable effort has been directed towards understanding their similar and unique …

Abstract Syntax, the structure of sentences, enables humans to express an infinite range of
meanings through finite means. The neurobiology of syntax has been intensely studied but …

While influential across a wide variety of subfields, cultural analysis in sociology continues to
be hampered by coarse-grained conceptualizations of the different modes in which culture …

Is it possible to learn something without being aware of it? How does emotion influence the
way we think? How can we improve our memory? Fundamentals of Cognition, third edition …

Semantic memory refers to knowledge about people, objects, actions, relations, self, and
culture acquired through experience. The neural systems that store and retrieve this …

Conceptual representations in long-term memory crucially contribute to perception and
action, language and thought. However, the precise nature of these conceptual memory …

Magnetic resonance imaging enables the noninvasive mapping of both anatomical white
matter connectivity and dynamic patterns of neural activity in the human brain. We examine …

We report the dynamic anatomical sequence of human cortical gray matter development
between the age of 4–21 years using quantitative four-dimensional maps and time-lapse …

The 15 articles in this special issue on The Representation of Concepts illustrate the rich
variety of theoretical positions and supporting research that characterize the area. Although …