Several recently developed philosophical approaches to the self promise to enhance the
exchange of ideas between the philosophy of the mind and the other cognitive sciences …

The capacity for voluntary action is seen as essential to human nature. Yet neuroscience
and behaviourist psychology have traditionally dismissed the topic as unscientific, perhaps …

This landmark volume offers a collection of conceptual papers and data-based research
studies that investigate the dynamics of language learning motivation from a complex …

Neuroscience has made astounding progress in the understanding of the brain. What
should we make of its claims to go beyond the brain and explain consciousness, behaviour …

New York Times bestselling author Sam Harris's first book, The End of Faith, ignited a
worldwide debate about the validity of religion. In the aftermath, Harris discovered that most …

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 …

Numa experiência recente, foi pedido a um grupo de homens que classificasse várias
fotografias de mulheres segundo o grau de atração. Metade delas tinha os olhos dilatados …

How the Body Shapes the Mind is an interdisciplinary work that addresses philosophical
questions by appealing to evidence found in experimental psychology, neuroscience …

A gradual buildup of neuronal activity known as the “readiness potential” reliably precedes
voluntary self-initiated movements, in the average time locked to movement onset. This …

'Working Memory, Thought, and Action'is the magnum opus of one of the most influential
cognitive psychologists of the past 50 years. This new volume on the model he created (with …