Human neuroimaging research has transitioned from mapping local effects to developing
predictive models of mental events that integrate information distributed across multiple …

Pride is a self-conscious emotion, comprised of two distinct facets known as authentic and
hubristic pride, and associated with a cross-culturally recognized nonverbal expression …

In recent years, scientists have increasingly taken to investigate the predictive nature of
cognition. We argue that prediction relies on abstraction, and thus theories of predictive …

Psychology is a complicated science. It has no general axioms or mathematical proofs, is
rarely directly observable, and is the only discipline in which the subject matter (ie, human …

Self-generated cognitions, such as recalling personal memories or empathizing with others,
are ubiquitous and essential for our lives. Such internal mental processing is ascribed to the …

Academic Abstract This article integrates and advances the scope of research on the role of
mental time travel in bolstering the self. We propose that imagining the self in the future …

Being able to flexibly regulate one's emotions is critical for adaptive functioning across the
life span. The importance of emotion regulation for human cognition has been reflected in …

Acting is fascinating from psychological and neuroscientific perspectives, as it involves an
individual creating an endogenously generated, accurate physical and verbal performance …

Self-relevant concepts are major building blocks of spontaneous thought, and their
dynamics in a natural stream of thought are likely to reveal one's internal states that are …

Introduction Empathy is part of basic social cognition and is central to everyday interactions.
Indeed, emotional and cognitive empathy deficits are related to various psychopathologies …