Sensorimotor Mechanisms of Decisions and Actions

by Clinical Neuropsychologist Online | Monday, June 1, 2026 | Cognitive Neuropsychology

AbstractDecisions are often thought of as an intermediary between perception and action, but the degree to which this assumption is integrated into different parts of cognitive neuroscience theory and practice varies. After examining these variations on the causal...

Perception, Memory, Simulation, and Consciousness: A Convergence of Theories

by Clinical Neuropsychologist Online | Monday, June 1, 2026 | Cognitive Neuropsychology

AbstractOur theories stemming from perception, memory, and neurology came to similar and complementary conclusions regarding the mechanism of conscious brain processes. We suggest that consciousness is the explicit memory of past events or the general cognitive...

From Forest to Focus: The Interactive Effects of Nature Exposure and Nature Relatedness on Attention, Brain Activity, Heart Rate Variability, and Mood

by Clinical Neuropsychologist Online | Friday, May 1, 2026 | Cognitive Neuropsychology

AbstractAttention restoration theory suggests that natural environments offer greater restorative benefits compared with urban settings. While previous research has used behavioral and questionnaire measures to demonstrate the effects of nature exposure on cognition,...

Rapid Changes of Attentional Priorities in Visual Search: Tracking Covert Switches of Preparatory Attentional Templates in Real Time

by Clinical Neuropsychologist Online | Friday, May 1, 2026 | Cognitive Neuropsychology

AbstractAttentional selectivity focuses on what is currently relevant. Relevance changes frequently in everyday life, triggering rapid reassignments of attentional priorities. Such reassignments are often not associated with behavioral changes and are thus difficult...

A Large-scale Investigation of the Resting-state Alpha-band Activity in Relation to Interindividual Differences in Visual Perception

by Clinical Neuropsychologist Online | Friday, May 1, 2026 | Cognitive Neuropsychology

AbstractA growing body of evidence indicates that spontaneous, moment-to-moment fluctuations of the EEG alpha power (7–15 Hz) affect perception, with a lower amplitude of alpha oscillations right before the stimulus onset facilitating its detection and visibility....

Phase Dynamics as Bridge between Thought and Behavior

by Clinical Neuropsychologist Online | Friday, May 1, 2026 | Cognitive Neuropsychology

AbstractOngoing thoughts play a critical role in modulating cognitive performance, with phenomena such as mind wandering consistently associated with decreased task accuracy and prolonged RTs. However, the neural mechanisms underlying the influence of thought...