Cognition materializes in an interpersonal space. The emergence of complex behaviors
requires the coordination of actions among individuals according to a shared set of rules. …

The default mode network (DMN) is classically considered an ‘intrinsic’ system, specializing
in internally oriented cognitive processes such as daydreaming, reminiscing and future …

Models of working memory (WM) commonly focus on how information is encoded into and
retrieved from storage at specific moments. However, in the majority of real-life processes, …

To what extent do all brains work alike during natural conditions? We explored this question
by letting five subjects freely view half an hour of a popular movie while undergoing …

Verbal communication is a joint activity; however, speech production and comprehension
have primarily been analyzed as independent processes within the boundaries of individual …

Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) is an important tool for investigating human
brain function, but the relationship between the hemodynamically based fMRI signals in the …

Real-life activities, such as watching a movie or engaging in conversation, unfold over many
minutes. In the course of such activities, the brain has to integrate information over multiple …

Real-world events unfold at different time scales and, therefore, cognitive and neuronal
processes must likewise occur at different time scales. We present a novel procedure that …

The organizing principles that govern the layout of human object-related areas are largely
unknown. Here we propose a new organizing principle in which object representations are …

This article describes a new method for assessing the effect of a given film on viewers’ brain
activity. Brain activity was measured using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) …