The past decade has witnessed a proliferation of studies aimed at characterizing the human
connectome. These projects map the brain regions comprising large-scale systems …

In this article, I discuss some of the latest functional neuroimaging findings on the
organization of object concepts in the human brain. I argue that these data provide strong …

Cognitive Neuroscience of Language provides an up-to-date, wide-ranging, and
pedagogically practical survey of the most important developments in this exciting field. It …

The cerebral cortex in mammals contains a mosaic of cortical areas that differ in function,
architecture, connectivity, and/or topographic organization. A combination of local …

The necessity of the human hippocampus for remote autobiographical recall remains
fiercely debated. The standard model of consolidation predicts a time-limited role for the …

The visual word form area (VWFA) is a region in the left occipitotemporal sulcus of literate
individuals that is purportedly specialized for visual word recognition. However, there is …

Anticorrelation between the default and dorsal attention networks is a central feature of
human functional brain organization. Hallmarks of aging include impaired default network …

Social relationships imbue life with meaning, whereas loneliness diminishes one's sense of
meaning in life. Yet the extent of interdependence between these psychological constructs …

How neural specificity for distinct conceptual knowledge categories arises is central for
understanding the organization of semantic memory in the human brain. Although there is a …

Auditory word comprehension is a cognitive process that involves the transformation of
auditory signals into abstract concepts. Traditional lesion-based studies of stroke survivors …