We consider between-subject variance in brain function as data rather than noise. We
describe variability as a natural output of a noisy plastic system (the brain) where each …

Due to their ability to capture attention, emotional stimuli tend to benefit from enhanced
perceptual processing, which can be helpful when such stimuli are task-relevant but …

The notion that prediction is a fundamental principle of human information processing has
been en vogue over recent years. The investigation of language processing may be …

It has been argued that emotion, pain and cognitive control are functionally segregated in
distinct subdivisions of the cingulate cortex. However, recent observations encourage a …

In 2005, I outlined the basis of a new approach to conceptualising second language (L2)
learning motivation within a 'self'framework (Dörnyei, 2005), calling the new theory the 'L2 …

We used a new theory of the biological basis of the Big Five personality traits to generate
hypotheses about the association of each trait with the volume of different brain regions …

Cultivating motivation is crucial to a language learner's success–and therefore crucial for the
language teacher and researcher to understand. The third edition of Teaching and …

Why do only some individuals develop pathological anxiety following adverse events? Fear
acquisition, extinction and return of fear paradigms serve as experimental learning models …

This paper is about the nature of working memory capacity (WMC), and it will address the
nature of WMC limitations, their eVects on higher order cognitive tasks, their relationship to …

This chapter examines neurobiological development in normal and illustrative high‐risk
conditions and mental disorders. It reviews relevant findings on neural plasticity and their …