To infer the causes of its sensations, the brain must call on a generative (predictive) model.
This necessitates passing local messages between populations of neurons to update beliefs …

The locus coeruleus (LC) contains norepinephrine (NE)-synthesizing neurons that send
diffuse projections throughout the central nervous system. The LC-NE system has a major …

Biological systems—like ourselves—are constantly faced with uncertainty. Despite noisy
sensory data, and volatile environments, creatures appear to actively maintain their integrity …

A patient with the neglect syndrome fails to report, or to respond or orient to, novel or
meaningful stimuli presented to the side opposite a brain lesion.'The definition does not …

Spatial neglect is a syndrome following stroke manifesting attentional deficits in perceiving
and responding to stimuli in the contralesional field. We examined brain network integrity in …

Current models of the visual pathways have difficulty incorporating the human inferior
parietal lobe (IPL) into dorsal or ventral streams. Some recent proposals have attempted to …

Attempts to improve cognitive function in patients with brain disorders have become the
focus of intensive research efforts. A recent emerging trend is the use of so-called cognitive …

David Groome with Hazel Dewart, Anthony Esgate, Kevin Gurney, Richard Kemp, and
Nicola Towell. An Introduction to Cognitive Psychology: Processes and Disorders is a …

Recent models of human posterior parietal cortex (PPC) have variously emphasized its role
in spatial perception, visuomotor control or directing attention. However, neuroimaging and …

Left visuo-spatial neglect is a well-recognized predictor of poor functional outcome following
right hemisphere stroke. Over the past 60 years, 18 different methods have been described …