An emerging body of evidence has begun to document the beneficial after effects of single
bouts—or doses—of physical activity for cognition. This article highlights a selection of …

The sound of music may arouse profound emotions in listeners. But such experiences seem
to involve a 'paradox', namely that music–an abstract form of art, which appears removed …

Maintaining attention for more than a few seconds is essential for mastering everyday life.
Yet, our ability to stay focused on a particular task is limited, resulting in well-known …

The problem of consciousness continues to be a subject of great debate in cognitive
science. Synthesizing decades of research, The Conscious Brain advances a new theory of …

Adult obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is associated with cognitive dysfunction. While many
review articles have attempted to summarize the evidence for this association, it remains …

Positron emission tomography (PET) and functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)
have been extensively used to explore the functional neuroanatomy of cognitive functions …

Abstract Slow waves (0.5–4 Hz) predominate in the cortical electroencephalogram during
non-rapid eye movement (NREM) sleep in mammals. They reflect the synchronization of …

The number of studies investigating exercise and cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF)-related
changes in the functional and structural organization of brain networks continues to rise …

Alerting, orienting, and executive control are widely thought to be relatively independent
aspects of attention that are linked to separable brain regions. However, neuroimaging …

has been do figure linked prominently to the emotions in people's at least reported since
motives Ancient for Greece, listening and to music. People use music to change emotions, to …