In many circumstances alternative courses of action and thoughts have to be inhibited to
allow the emergence of goal-directed behavior. However, this has not been the accepted …

Hypersexual Disorder is proposed as a new psychiatric disorder for consideration in the
Sexual Disorders section for DSM-V. Historical precedents describing hypersexual …

Humans have the capacity, but perhaps not always the willingness, for great intelligence.
From global warming to the spread of misinformation and beyond, our species is facing …

Creative ideas likely result from searching and combining semantic memory knowledge, yet
the mechanisms acting on memory to yield creative ideas remain unclear. Here, we …

Classic cognitive theory conceptualizes executive functions as involving multiple specific
domains, including initiation, inhibition, working memory, flexibility, planning, and vigilance …

The supervisory attentional system has been proposed to mediate non-routine, goal-
oriented behaviour by guiding the selection and maintenance of the goal-relevant task …

Delineating the functional organization of the prefrontal cortex is central to advancing
models of goal‐directed cognition. Considerable evidence indicates that specific forms of …

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a common, heritable and disabling
neuropsychiatric disorder. Theoretical models suggest that OCD is underpinned by …

FMRI studies of response inhibition consistently reveal frontal lobe activation. Localization
within the frontal cortex, however, varies across studies and appears dependent on the …

Self-report and behavioral data suggest that impulsivity may contribute to the development
and maintenance of obesity. Neuroimaging studies implicate a widespread neural network …