Cognitive control (with the closely related concepts of attention control and executive
function) encompasses the collection of processes that are involved in generating and …

Conflict-monitoring theory proposes that conflict between incompatible responses is
registered by a dedicated monitoring system, and that this conflict signal triggers changes of …

It has been argued that emotion, pain and cognitive control are functionally segregated in
distinct subdivisions of the cingulate cortex. However, recent observations encourage a …

Cognitive control theory suggests that goal-directed behavior is governed by a dynamic
interplay between areas of the prefrontal cortex. Critical to cognitive control is the detection …

During human response conflict–competition between multiple conflicting actions when a
mistake could be made–a specific pattern of brain electrical activity occurs over the medial …

Few studies include associations of emotions, or of individual differences in emotionality, to
academic competence, and there are virtually no empirical data on when or why relations …

Goal-directed action in changing environments requires a dynamic balance between
complementary control modes, which serve antagonistic adaptive functions (eg, to shield …

Traditional approaches to action control assume the existence of a more or less unitary
control system that struggles with, and serves to overcome action tendencies induced by …

The dynamic adaptation of cognitive control in the face of competition from conflicting
response tendencies is one of the hallmarks of flexible human action control. Here, we …

Dynamically adjusting the right amount of goal shielding to varying situational demands is
associated with the flexibility of cognitive control, typically linked with pFC functioning …