Abstract The categorisation of long-term memory into semantic and episodic systems has been an influential catalyst for research on human organisation. However, the impact variable cognitive control demands this classical distinction remains to be elucidated. Across two independent experiments, here we directly compare neural processes controlled versus automatic retrieval memory. In a multi-se...

Compared with other areas of the forebrain, the function of insular cortex is poorly understood. This study examined the unisensory and multisensory function of the rat insula using high-resolution, whole-hemisphere, epipial evoked potential mapping. We found the posterior insula to contain distinct auditory and somatotopically organized somatosensory fields with an interposed and overlapping r...

Objective: Previous work has shown regional homogeneity (ReHo) differences in Parkinson’s disease (PD) patients. So looking in more detail at differences between early and late stages is valuable. The aim of our study was to investigate brain activity of early and advanced PD in the resting state by using a ReHo approach. Methods: Functional magnetic resonance images were acquired in 35 patient...

A common source of variance (i.e., "general intelligence") underlies an individual's performance across diverse tests of cognitive ability, and evidence indicates that the processing efficacy of working memory may serve as one such source of common variance. One component of working memory, selective attention, has been reported to co-vary with general intelligence, and dopamine D1 signaling in...

Auditory pitch patterns are significant ecological features to which nervous systems have exquisitely adapted. Pitch patterns are found embedded in many contexts, enabling different information-processing goals. Do the psychological functions of pitch patterns determine the neural mechanisms supporting their perception, or do all pitch patterns, regardless of function, engage the same mechanism...

Dyspnea is the impairing, cardinal symptom patients with asthma repeatedly experience over the course of the disease. However, its accurate perception is also crucial for timely initiation of treatment. Reduced perception of dyspnea is associated with negative treatment outcome, but the underlying brain mechanisms of perceived dyspnea in patients with asthma remain poorly understood. We examine...