What happens to goal‐relevant information in working memory after it is no longer needed?
Here, we review evidence for a selective removal process that operates on outdated …

In the stop-signal task, an electrophysiological signature of action-stop** is increased
early right frontal beta band power for successful vs. failed stop trials. Here we tested …

How can creative problem solving be enhanced? The paper identifies and examines
modulatory approaches from the cognitive and neuroscientific literature that have been …

Adaptive behavior requires the separation of current from future goals in working memory.
We used fMRI of object-selective cortex to determine the representational (dis) similarities of …

Holding information in working memory is essential for cognition, but removing unwanted
thoughts is equally important. Here we use multivariate pattern analyses of brain activity to …

The sensory recruitment hypothesis conceptualizes information in working memory as being
activated representations of information in long-term memory. Accordingly, changes made to …

Interruptions lead to a deterioration of primary task performance. Applied research usually
describes a delay in primary task resumption as an essential component of this performance …

Cognitive control is central to many every day situations. There, we usually have to combine
different actions to achieve a task goal. Several lines of research indicated that areas in the …

Intentional removal of unwanted information allows us to focus on our current goals.
Previous research has shown that suppressing the maintenance of neutral images in …

C ontrolling action and thought requires the ca-1 pacity to stop mental processes. Over the 2
last two decades, evidence has grown that a 3 domain-general inhibitory control mechanism …