On its 43rd anniversary the Simon effect can look back at a long and varied history. First
treated as a curious observation with implications for human factors research, it slowly …

The theory of event coding (TEC) is a general framework explaining how perceived and
produced events (stimuli and responses) are cognitively represented and how their …

In this paper, we propose that experimental protocols involving artificial agents, in particular
the embodied humanoid robots, provide insightful information regarding social cognitive …

The primary function of the human brain is arguably to optimize the results of our motor
actions in an ever-changing environment. Our cognitive processes and supporting brain …

Human perception and action are tailored to the situation at hand, and thus reflect the
current intentions of the perceiver/actor. We suggest that this is achieved by an “intentional …

Ideomotor accounts of human action control posit that human agents represent actions in
terms of their perceivable consequences; selecting, planning, and initiating a voluntary …

The study of brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) has undergone 30 years of intense
development and has grown into a rich and diverse field. BCIs are technologies that enable …

Perception is shaped by actions, which determine the allocation of selective attention across
the visual field. Here, we review evidence that maintenance in visual working memory is …

My first poster presentation at a scientific meeting was no success. I offered a new
theoretical framework on stimulus and response representation (the later theory of event …

“In the beginning was the act,” Faust concluded in Goethe's (1808/1963) play of the same
name, and this is pretty much the take-home message of the present chapter. Most …