Face perception relies on computations carried out in face-selective cortical areas. These
areas have been intensively investigated for two decades, and this work has been guided by …

Multivariate decoding methods were developed originally as tools to enable accurate
predictions in real-world applications. The realization that these methods can also be …

We describe an integrative model that encodes associations between related concepts in
the human hippocampal formation, constituting the skeleton of episodic memories. The …

Perhaps one of the greatest scientific challenges is to understand the human brain. Here we
review current methods in human neuroscience, highlighting the ways that they have been …

Working memory (WM) enables the storage and manipulation of limited amounts of
information over short periods. Prominent models posit that increasing the number of …

Neuroscientific research has identified two fundamental components of empathy: shared
emotional representations between self and other, and self–other distinction. The concept of …

Understanding how the human brain gives rise to complex cognitive processes remains one
of the biggest challenges of contemporary neuroscience. While invasive recording in animal …

Abstract Objects constitute the fundamental currency of our consciousness: they are the
things that we perceive, remember and think about. One of the most important objects for a …

Items held in working memory can be either attended or not, depending on their current
behavioral relevance. It has been suggested that unattended contents might be solely …

Highlights•Provides an up-to-date overview of human brain areas implicated in
actions.•Reviews new advances from brain decoding (multivariate pattern analysis …