For humans, like many animal species, survival depends on effective social functioning.
Social skills facilitate our access to sustenance, protection and mates, and socially adept …

Functional neuroimaging studies have started unravelling unexpected functional attributes
for the posteromedial portion of the parietal lobe, the precuneus. This cortical area has …

The book you are about to read is about research that asks questions like" How do our
senses operate?"" What is the connection between nervous system activity and perception?" …

A new edition of Wegner's classic and controversial work, arguing that conscious will simply
reminds of us the authorship of our actions. Do we consciously cause our actions, or do they …

The mentalizing (theory of mind) system of the brain is probably in operation from ca. 18
months of age, allowing implicit attribution of intentions and other mental states. Between the …

Neuroelectric and imaging studies of meditation are reviewed. Electroencephalographic
measures indicate an overall slowing subsequent to meditation, with theta and alpha …

This systematic review and meta-analysis aims to identify and quantify the current available
evidence of hypnosis efficacy to manage pain in patients with chronic musculoskeletal and …

The human orbitofrontal cortex is an important brain region for the processing of rewards
and punishments, which is a prerequisite for the complex and flexible emotional and social …

Brain responses to pain, assessed through positron emission tomography (PET) and
functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) are reviewed. Functional activation of brain …

Imaging of the living human brain elucidates the neural dynamics of hypnosis; however, few
reliable brain patterns emerge across studies. Here, we methodically assess neuroimaging …