An increasing amount of research effort is being directed toward investigating the neural
bases of social cognition from a systems neuroscience perspective. Evidence from multiple …

The concept of holistic processing is a cornerstone of face recognition research, yet central
questions related to holistic processing remain unanswered, and debates have thus far …

Anderson offers systematic and accessible presentation of the theoretical foundations of
higher mental processes, with each important idea made concrete by specific examples and …

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?" …

The presence of general intelligence poses a major evolutionary puzzle, which has led to
increased interest in its presence in nonhuman animals. The aim of this review is to critically …

Scientific interest in expertise—superior performance within a specific domain—has a long
history in psychology. Although there is a broad consensus that a long period of practice is …

Social skills probably emerge from the interaction between different neural processing
levels. However, social neuroscience is fragmented into highly specialized, rarely cross …

As the proliferation of technology dramatically infiltrates all aspects of modern life, in many
ways the world is becoming so dynamic and complex that technological capabilities are …

Facial attractiveness provides a very powerful motivation for sexual and parental behavior.
We therefore review the importance of faces to the study of neurobiological control of human …

The fusiform face area (FFA) is a region of human cortex that responds selectively to faces,
but whether it supports a more general function relevant for perceptual expertise is debated …