There is intense public interest in questions surrounding how children learn to read and how
they can best be taught. Research in psychological science has provided answers to many …

Abstract Language is a key human faculty for communication and interaction that provides
invaluable insight into the human mind. Previous work has dissected different linguistic …

Classical models have traditionally focused on the left posterior inferior frontal gyrus (Broca's
area) as a key region for motor planning of speech production. However, converging …

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 …

Is it possible to learn something without being aware of it? How does emotion influence the
way we think? How can we improve our memory? Fundamentals of Cognition, third edition …

Reading a sentence entails integrating the meanings of individual words to infer more
complex, higher-order meaning. This highly rapid and complex human behavior is known to …

We used quantitative, coordinate‐based meta‐analysis to objectively synthesize age‐
related commonalities and differences in brain activation patterns reported in 40 functional …

The fully updated eighth edition of Cognitive Psychology: A Student's Handbook provides
comprehensive yet accessible coverage of all the key areas in the field ranging from visual …

Morphology is a major organising principle of English and other alphabetic languages, but
has been largely neglected in theories of reading acquisition. In this article, I develop the …

Standard neurocognitive models of language processing have tended to obviate the need
for incorporating emotion processes, while affective neuroscience theories have typically …