Schizophrenia research has traditionally focused almost exclusively on how the brain
interprets the outside world. However, our internal bodily milieu is also central to how we …

When we catch a moving object in mid-flight, our eyes and hands are directed toward the
object. Yet, the functional role of eye movements in guiding interceptive hand movements is …

Current theories of language processing emphasize prediction as a mechanism to facilitate
comprehension, which contrasts with the state of the field a few decades ago, when …

ABSTRACT Stereotyped movements (“stereotypies”) are semi-voluntary repetitive
movements that are a prominent clinical feature of autism spectrum disorder. They are …

The human ability to anticipate the consequences that result from action is an essential
building block for cognitive, emotional, and social functioning. A dominant view is that this …

Prediction allows humans and other animals to prepare for future interactions with their
environment. This is important in our dynamically changing world that requires fast and …

Afferent inputs from the cochlea transmit auditory information to the central nervous system,
where information is processed and passed up the hierarchy, ending in the auditory cortex …

A shared mechanism across species heralds the arrival of self-generated sensations,
hel** the brain to anticipate, and therefore distinguish, self-generated from externally …

Speaking-induced suppression (SIS) is the phenomenon that the sounds one generates by
overt speech elicit a smaller neurophysiological response in the auditory cortex than …

Background: The majority of models on obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) endorse a top-
down perspective on the cognitive mechanisms underlying OCD functioning and …