Executive functions (EFs) include high-order cognitive abilities such as working memory,
inhibitory control, cognitive flexibility, planning, reasoning, and problem solving. EFs enable …

The prefrontal cortex is so important to human beings that, if deprived of it, our behaviour is
reduced to action-reactions and automatisms, with no ability to make deliberate decisions …

Since the original characterization of the ventral visual pathway, our knowledge of its
neuroanatomy, functional properties, and extrinsic targets has grown considerably. Here we …

Background Patients with brain lesions provide a unique opportunity to understand the
functioning of the human mind. However, even when focal, brain lesions have local and …

Although neuroscience has made remarkable progress in understanding the involvement of
prefrontal cortex (PFC) in human memory, the necessity of dorsolateral PFC (dlPFC) for key …

Due primarily to the extensive disposition of fibers and secondarily to the methodological
preferences of researchers, the superior longitudinal fasciculus (SLF) subdivisions have …

Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) has been proposed for experimental and
therapeutic modulation of regional brain function. Specifically, anodal tDCS of the …

The greater expansion of the frontal lobes along the phylogeny scale has been interpreted
as the signature of evolutionary changes underlying higher cognitive abilities in humans …

In neuroscience, there is a growing consensus that higher cognitive functions may be
supported by distributed networks involving different cerebral regions, rather than by single …

Creativity is of central importance for human civilization, yet its neurocognitive bases are
poorly understood. The aim of the present study was to integrate existing functional imaging …