Orienting of spatial attention is a family of phylogenetically old mechanisms developed to
select information for further processing. Information can be selected via top-down or …

This paper is conceived as a guide that will describe the very well known Spatial Orienting
paradigm, used to explore attentional processes in healthy individuals as well as in people …

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 …

Intraoperative electrical stimulation, which temporarily inactivates restricted regions during
brain surgery, can map cognitive functions in humans with spatiotemporal resolution …

The Centered Mind offers a new view of the nature and causal determinants of both
reflective thinking and, more generally, the stream of consciousness. Peter Carruthers …

Hemispatial neglect is a common, disabling disorder that results from brain damage, most
frequently stroke. Research on patients with neglect has provided important insights into …

Problems in linking representation and perceived things in the world are discussed in light of
the role played by a preconceptual indexing mechanism that functions to identify, reidentify …

This survey takes into account the unconscious aspects of emotions and the critical role
played in them by the right hemisphere, considering different acceptations of the term …

The syndrome of hemispatial neglect is characterised by reduced awareness of stimuli on
one side of space, even though there may be no sensory loss. Although it is extremely …

Unilateral spatial neglect is a disabling neurological condition that typically results from right
hemisphere damage. Neglect patients are unable to take into account information coming …