This paper explores the interplay between unconscious, conscious, and metaconscious processes in social cognition. We distinguish among mental states that are (i) genuinely unaware, (ii) aware, but lack meta-awareness, and (iii) meta-aware—internally articulated as states of the perceiver. We review key studies from our own and related research programmes to highlight this theoretical framework...

Human-level AI will require much more than just common sense about the world. It will require compassionate intelligence to guide interaction and build applications of the future. The cognition of such an agent includes Metacognition: thinking about thinking, thinking about feeling, and thinking about others’ thoughts and feelings. We summarize the core meta-architectures and meta-processes of ...

Abstract Background Dance interventions have been shown to improve cognition in older adults. However, no meta-analysis evaluates that effect. Objective: We examined the effects of dance on adults and moderating participant, methods, intervention characteristics. Methods searched 14 databases using search terms: AND Researchers primary studies compared with control groups adults≥60 years old, m...

CONTEXT Increasing evidence suggests that circadian and sleep parameters influence cognitive function with aging. OBJECTIVE To evaluate observational studies of sleep duration and cognition in older adults. DATA SOURCES A systematic review of OVID Medline and PsycINFO through September 2015, and review of bibliographies from studies identified. STUDY SELECTION English-language articles re...

This meta-analysis explores the location and function of brain areas involved in social cognition, or the capacity to understand people's behavioral intentions, social beliefs, and personality traits. On the basis of over 200 fMRI studies, it tests alternative theoretical proposals that attempt to explain how several brain areas process information relevant for social cognition. The results sug...