Major depressive disorder (MDD) was previously hypothesized to be a disease of
monoamine deficiency in which low levels of monoamines in the synaptic cleft were …

The transition from adolescence to adulthood is characterized by improvements in higher-
order cognitive abilities and corresponding refinements of the structure and function of the …

A common cause of road traffic incidents is driver distraction, which can occur when the
driver's attention is engaged in a concurrent secondary task. However, the relationship …

Meditation is an ancient practice that cultivates a calm yet focused mind; however, little is
known about how short, practical meditation practices affect cognitive functioning in …

Verbal Working memory (vWM) capacity measures the ability to maintain and manipulate
verbal information for a short period of time. The specific neural correlates of this construct …

The cerebral cortex is populated by specialized regions that are organized into networks.
Here we estimated networks from functional MRI (fMRI) data in intensively sampled …

Working memory is important for online language processing during conversation. We use it
to maintain relevant information, to inhibit or ignore irrelevant information, and to attend to …

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

Human fMRI signals exhibit a spatial patterning that contains detailed information about a
person's mental states. Using classifiers it is possible to access this information and study …

It has long been assumed that people treat cognitive effort as costly, but also that such effort
costs may vary greatly across individuals. Individual differences in subjective effort could …