Researchers in thinking and reasoning have proposed recently that there are two distinct
cognitive systems underlying reasoning. System 1 is old in evolutionary terms and shared …

The strong predominance of right-handedness appears to be a uniquely human
characteristic, whereas the left-cerebral dominance for vocalization occurs in many species …

This book presents a unique synthesis of the current neuroscience of cognition by one of the
world's authorities in the field. The guiding principle to this synthesis is the tenet that the …

The cortical anatomy of the conscious resting state (REST) was investigated using a meta-
analysis of nine positron emission tomography (PET) activation protocols that dealt with …

In my personal chapter contribution I present the basic dual process model that I believe to
be supported by my own empirical findings and the work of many of the contributors to this …

L'évolution a mis en place chez le vivant, face à la complexité du monde et l'augmentation
de la complexité des organismes vivants, des «principes simplificateurs». Ils ne sont pas …

Cognitive flexibility, the ability to flexibly switch between tasks, is a core dimension of
executive functions (EFs) allowing to control actions and to adapt flexibly to changing …

Lord Chesterfield gave his son, Philip, a great deal of advice--most of it having to do with
manipulating other people to one's own ends--and that advice has survived for nearly 3 …

Hypothetical thought involves the imagination of possibilities and the exploration of their
consequences by a process of mental simulation. In this Classic Edition, Jonathan St BT …

Although deductive reasoning is a closed system, one's beliefs about the world can
influence validity judgements. To understand the associated functional neuroanatomy of this …