An influential hypothesis from the last decade proposed that regions within the right inferior
frontal cortex of the human brain were dedicated to supporting response inhibition. There is …

We review psychological research bearing on major theories of metaphor comprehension. A
broad survey of behavioral studies is coupled with findings from recent meta-analyses of …

What happens in our brains when we compose a melody, write a poem, paint a picture, or
choreograph a dance sequence? How is this different from what occurs in the brain when …

The fully updated eighth edition of Cognitive Psychology: A Student's Handbook provides
comprehensive yet accessible coverage of all the key areas in the field ranging from visual …

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 …

One of the major criticisms of Artificial Intelligence is its lack of explainability. A claim is made
by many critics that without knowing how an AI may derive a result or come to a given …

We present a computational model of visual problem solving, designed to solve problems
from the Raven's Progressive Matrices intelligence test. The model builds on the claim that …

We review a broad range of work, primarily in cognitive and social psychology, that provides
insight into the processes of moral judgment. In particular, we consider research on …

An argument that the meaning of written or auditory linguistic signals is not derived from the
input but results from the brain's internal construction process. When we read a text or listen …

Behavioral flexibility depends on our capacity to build and leverage abstract knowledge
about tasks. Recently, two separate lines of research have implicated distinct brain networks …