John Cabot University

Cross-modal processing of auditory and visual symbol representations in the temporo-parietal cortex

Numeracy and literacy are fundamental cognitive skills that rely on associating visual symbols with their spoken representations. Prior research has identified the posterior temporal-parietal cortex as a key neural region for the cross-modal transformation of these audio-visual a...

Contemplative Practice and Responses to Mortality Salience: Evidence from Long-Term Sufi Meditators

Mortality salience research has played a central role in understanding responses to death awareness and existential threat. At the same time, relatively little research has examined whether long-term contemplative practice may shape affective, cognitive, and implicit responses to...