The acquisition of literacy transforms the human brain. By reviewing studies of illiterate
subjects, we propose specific hypotheses on how the functions of core brain systems are …

Crossmodal plasticity is a textbook example of the ability of the brain to reorganize based on
use. We review evidence from the auditory system showing that such reorganization has …

The ability to quickly learn a new task with minimal instruction-known as few-shot learning-is
a central aspect of intelligent agents. Classical few-shot benchmarks make use of few-shot …

People are increasingly purchasing (eg, food, clothes) and consuming (eg, movies, courses)
online where, traditionally, the sensory interaction has mostly been limited to visual, and to a …

This book is about mental imagery and the important work it does in our mental life. It plays a
crucial role in the vast majority of our perceptual episodes. It also helps us understand many …

The seen birds twitter, the running cars accompany with noise, etc. These naturally
audiovisual correspondences provide the possibilities to explore and understand the …

The ability to speak two languages often marvels monolinguals, although bilinguals report
no difficulties in achieving this feat. Here, we examine how learning and using two …

When I am looking at my coffee machine that makes funny noises, this is an instance of
multisensory perception–I perceive this event by means of both vision and audition. But very …

Face perception, perhaps the most highly developed visual skill in humans, is mediated by a
distributed neural system in humans that is comprised of multiple, bilateral regions. We …

Numa experiência recente, foi pedido a um grupo de homens que classificasse várias
fotografias de mulheres segundo o grau de atração. Metade delas tinha os olhos dilatados …