Successful behavior requires actively acquiring and representing information about the
environment and people, and manipulating and using those acquired representations …

The hippocampus and ventromedial prefrontal cortex (vmPFC) are closely connected brain
regions whose functions are still debated. In order to offer a fresh perspective on …

Social cognition enables individuals to understand others' intentions. Social memory is a
necessary component of this process, for without it, subsequent encounters are devoid of …

Memory may be crucial for establishing and/or maintaining social bonds. Using the National
Social life, Health, and Aging Project questionnaire, we examined close interpersonal …

The human hippocampus is widely believed to be necessary for the rapid acquisition of new
declarative relational memories. However, processes supporting on‐line inferential word …

The lesion-deficit model dominates neuropsychology. This is unsurprising given powerful
demonstrations that focal brain lesions can affect specific aspects of cognition. Nowhere is …

The necessity of the hippocampus for acquiring new semantic concepts is a topic of
considerable debate. However, it is generally accepted that any role the hippocampus plays …

The number of individuals affected by traumatic brain injury (TBI) is growing globally. TBIs
may cause a range of physical, cognitive, and psychiatric deficits that can negatively impact …

Empathy is critical to the quality of our relationships with others and plays an important role
in life satisfaction and well-being. The scientific investigation of empathy has focused on …

There is great interest in the cognitive consequences of hippocampal volume loss in
developmental amnesia (DA). In many DA cases, volume loss occurs before the …