When animals and humans explore their surrounding environment or complete specific tasks, their brains simultaneously support both their mental (i.e., cognitive) processes and physical movements. For ...

Inner speech represents a pervasive component of human cognition, interfacing language with thought to support a range of mental functions from problem-solving and memory retrieval to self-regulation.

The study of cognitive processes in reasoning and mental models explores the ways in which individuals represent, manipulate, and utilise internal representations to draw inferences and make decisions ...

Artificial intelligence began as a quest to simulate the human brain. Is it now in the process of transforming the human brain’s role in daily life? The Industrial Revolution diminished the need for ...

Lawyers strive for fairness and justice in every case they handle. However, the behavioral science research shows that human reasoning in legal contexts is inherently flawed and vulnerable to both ...

Key points Dual processing is a major model in cognitive psychology, popularized by the book Thinking, Fast and Slow. The dual processes are sometimes called System 1 and System 2 and sometimes Type 1 ...

A new cognitive study has proposed an action value calculator model to explain how infants modulate their social behaviors based on the social context. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not ...