{"title":"Insights from tradition: Comment on “Can arts-based interventions improve health? A conceptual and methodological critique” by Martin Skov and Marcos Nadal","authors":"Sloka Iyengar","doi":"10.1016/j.plrev.2025.07.007","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.plrev.2025.07.007","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":403,"journal":{"name":"Physics of Life Reviews","volume":"54 ","pages":"Pages 120-121"},"PeriodicalIF":13.7,"publicationDate":"2025-07-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144595637","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The brain that wouldn't know itself: Comment on 'The paradox of the self-studying brain' by Simone Battaglia, Philippe Servajean and Karl J. Friston","authors":"Jean Daunizeau","doi":"10.1016/j.plrev.2025.07.004","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.plrev.2025.07.004","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":403,"journal":{"name":"Physics of Life Reviews","volume":"54 ","pages":"Pages 92-93"},"PeriodicalIF":13.7,"publicationDate":"2025-07-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144556920","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Antonio Criscuolo , Anna Czepiel , Michael Schwartze , Sonja A. Kotz
{"title":"A body-brain (dis)equilibrium regulating transitions from health to pathology","authors":"Antonio Criscuolo , Anna Czepiel , Michael Schwartze , Sonja A. Kotz","doi":"10.1016/j.plrev.2025.07.003","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.plrev.2025.07.003","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Recent empirical evidence and theoretical propositions motivate a paradigm shift in how we investigate neurocognitive functions. Rather than looking at the brain-behaviour relationship in isolation, research shows that cognition is shaped by reciprocal, dynamical interactions between the brain and the body across multiple timescales: from ultra-slow circadian rhythm to gastrointestinal and cardiorespiratory activity. This interest in body-brain-behaviour dynamics has raised new questions about <em>if</em> and <em>how</em> autonomic functioning, the coordination of intero- and exteroception, lifestyle and dietary choices, gut microbiome composition, hormonal cycles, and inflammation can impact behaviour, general health and well-being.</div><div>We carefully reviewed existing theoretical accounts and empirical evidence on the body-brain-behaviour interface and delineated new emerging avenues for multimodal, functional, ecologically valid, and personalized research that also integrates smart sensing technologies. In a synopsis, we propose the concept of a body-brain (dis)equilibrium regulating transitions from health to pathology.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":403,"journal":{"name":"Physics of Life Reviews","volume":"54 ","pages":"Pages 94-111"},"PeriodicalIF":13.7,"publicationDate":"2025-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144572195","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Tommaso Bertoni , Ishan-Singh J. Chauhan , Jean-Paul Noel , Andrea Serino
{"title":"Computational models of peripersonal space representation","authors":"Tommaso Bertoni , Ishan-Singh J. Chauhan , Jean-Paul Noel , Andrea Serino","doi":"10.1016/j.plrev.2025.07.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.plrev.2025.07.002","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Peripersonal space (PPS) is the region of space near the body, the multisensory interface where interactions with the environment predominantly occur. This space is represented by a specialized neural system that integrates tactile and external stimuli as a function of their distance from the body. Previous studies uncovered plastic and dynamical properties of PPS representation, links between PPS encoding and higher-level cognitive functions (e.g., social cognition), as well as its alterations in neurological and psychiatric disorders. These findings have expanded the definition of PPS and have led to the development of an array of computational models of PPS, addressing the <em>why</em> and <em>how</em> of PPS encoding. Although computational models are crucial for advancing our mechanistic and functional understanding of PPS representation, no prior work has reviewed these models. Here, we address this gap by analysing computational models of PPS, and proposing a taxonomy to classify them based on their level of description, capacity to reproduce empirical findings, and ability to generate novel predictions. This effort leads us to propose that PPS may be best understood as a system that detects spatiotemporal regularities in body-environment interactions, in order to predict potential future interactions. Hence, we suggest re-defining PPS as a unified spatiotemporal field that integrates not only spatial dimensions, but also temporal ones.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":403,"journal":{"name":"Physics of Life Reviews","volume":"54 ","pages":"Pages 128-140"},"PeriodicalIF":13.7,"publicationDate":"2025-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144634031","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Disanalogies between causal learning in animals vs. machines: Comment on “disentangled representations for causal cognition” by F. Torresan & M. Baltieri","authors":"Mariel K. Goddu","doi":"10.1016/j.plrev.2025.07.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.plrev.2025.07.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>None.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":403,"journal":{"name":"Physics of Life Reviews","volume":"54 ","pages":"Pages 112-115"},"PeriodicalIF":13.7,"publicationDate":"2025-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144588973","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"There is more to arts and health than neural mechanisms: A Critique of Evidence Dismissal in Arts and Health: Comment on “Can arts-based interventions improve health? A conceptual and methodological critique” by Martin Skov, Marcos Nadal","authors":"Claire Howlin","doi":"10.1016/j.plrev.2025.06.003","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.plrev.2025.06.003","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":403,"journal":{"name":"Physics of Life Reviews","volume":"54 ","pages":"Pages 89-91"},"PeriodicalIF":13.7,"publicationDate":"2025-06-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144535778","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The right model for the right question: Comment on “Entrainment by transcranial alternating current stimulation: Insight from models of cortical oscillations and dynamical systems theory” by M. Madabi Asl and A. Valizadeh","authors":"Bettina C. Schwab","doi":"10.1016/j.plrev.2025.06.004","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.plrev.2025.06.004","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":403,"journal":{"name":"Physics of Life Reviews","volume":"54 ","pages":"Pages 87-88"},"PeriodicalIF":13.7,"publicationDate":"2025-06-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144489781","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Creative cures or wishful thinking? The case for rigor in arts-based interventions: Comment on “Can arts-based interventions improve health? A conceptual and methodological critique” by Martin Skov and Marcos Nadal","authors":"Dirk B. Walther","doi":"10.1016/j.plrev.2025.06.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.plrev.2025.06.002","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":403,"journal":{"name":"Physics of Life Reviews","volume":"54 ","pages":"Pages 85-86"},"PeriodicalIF":13.7,"publicationDate":"2025-06-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144481007","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Can we learn from the arts about health?: Comment on Can arts-based interventions improve health? A conceptual and methodological critique by Martin Skov and Marcos Nadal","authors":"Gunter Kreutz","doi":"10.1016/j.plrev.2025.06.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.plrev.2025.06.001","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":403,"journal":{"name":"Physics of Life Reviews","volume":"54 ","pages":"Pages 83-84"},"PeriodicalIF":13.7,"publicationDate":"2025-06-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144280882","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Possible contribution to data-driven primate research: Comment on “Kinematic coding: Measuring information in naturalistic behaviour” by Becchio, Pullar, Scaliti, and Panzeri","authors":"Koki Mimura , Ken Nakae , Kenji Doya","doi":"10.1016/j.plrev.2025.05.012","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.plrev.2025.05.012","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":403,"journal":{"name":"Physics of Life Reviews","volume":"54 ","pages":"Pages 80-82"},"PeriodicalIF":13.7,"publicationDate":"2025-06-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144253934","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}