Apart from its function in speech motor control, the supplementary motor area (SMA) has
largely been neglected in models of speech and language processing in the brain. The aim …

The capacity for voluntary action is seen as essential to human nature. Yet neuroscience
and behaviourist psychology have traditionally dismissed the topic as unscientific, perhaps …

Philosopher Ned Block argues in this book that there is a" joint in nature" between
perception and cognition and that by exploring the nature of that joint, one can solve …

During voluntary hand movement, we sense that we generate the movement and that the
hand is a part of our body. These feelings of control over bodily actions, or the sense of …

The problem of consciousness continues to be a subject of great debate in cognitive
science. Synthesizing decades of research, The Conscious Brain advances a new theory of …

In humans, spontaneous movements are often preceded by early brain signals. One such
signal is the readiness potential (RP) that gradually arises within the last second preceding …

" Beautifully written, eloquently reasoned… Mr. Buonomano takes us off and running on an
edifying scientific journey."—Carol Tavris, Wall Street Journal In Your Brain Is a Time …

Delusions are the false and often incorrigible beliefs that can cause severe suffering in
mental illness. We cannot yet explain them in terms of underlying neurobiological …

Each of the following claims has been defended in the scientific literature on free will and
consciousness: your brain routinely decides what you will do before you become conscious …

In Consciousness We Trust is a synthesis of Hakwan Lau's 20-year research programme
exploring the neuroscience of consciousness. Discussing studies from his own laboratory …