Following new task instructions: Evidence for a dissociation between knowing and doing

M Brass, B Liefooghe, S Braem, J De Houwer - … & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2017‏ - Elsevier
The ability to follow new instructions is crucial for acquiring behaviors and the cultural
transmission of performance-related knowledge. In this article, we discuss the observation …

The task novelty paradox: Flexible control of inflexible neural pathways during rapid instructed task learning

MW Cole, TS Braver, N Meiran - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2017‏ - Elsevier
Rapid instructed task learning (RITL) is one of the most remarkable human abilities, when
considered from both computational and evolutionary perspectives. A key feature of RITL is …

Banishing the control homunculi in studies of action control and behavior change

F Verbruggen, IPL McLaren… - Perspectives on …, 2014‏ - journals.sagepub.com
For centuries, human self-control has fascinated scientists and nonscientists alike. Current
theories often attribute it to an executive control system. But even though executive control …

The power of instructions: Proactive configuration of stimulus–response translation.

N Meiran, M Pereg, Y Kessler, MW Cole… - Journal of …, 2015‏ - psycnet.apa.org
Humans are characterized by an especially highly developed ability to use instructions to
prepare toward upcoming events; yet, it is unclear just how powerful instructions can be …

Powerful instructions: Automaticity without practice

N Meiran, B Liefooghe… - Current Directions in …, 2017‏ - journals.sagepub.com
Automaticity is widely assumed to reflect hardwired tendencies or the outcome of prior
practice. Recent research on automatic effects of instruction (AEIs), however, indicates that …

Neural coding for instruction-based task sets in human frontoparietal and visual cortex

PS Muhle-Karbe, J Duncan, W De Baene… - Cerebral …, 2017‏ - academic.oup.com
Task preparation has traditionally been thought to rely upon persistent representations of
instructions that permit their execution after delays. Accumulating evidence suggests …

Dynamics of task preparation processes revealed by effect course analysis on response times and error rates

A Berger, W Kunde, M Kiefer - Scientific Reports, 2024‏ - nature.com
Cuing or executing a task impacts processing pathways for task-relevant information. While
there is ample evidence that processing associated with task execution changes with …

A working memory system with distributed executive control

A Vandierendonck - Perspectives on Psychological Science, 2016‏ - journals.sagepub.com
Working memory consists of domain-specific storage facilities and domain-general
executive control processes. In some working memory theories, these control processes are …

Tenacious instructions: How to dismantle newly instructed task rules?

E Abrahamse, S Braem, J De Houwer… - Journal of …, 2022‏ - psycnet.apa.org
Humans excel in instruction following to boost performance in unfamiliar situations. We can
do so through so-called prepared reflexes: Abstract instructions are instantly translated into …

Attentional prioritization reconfigures novel instructions into action-oriented task sets

C González-García, S Formica, B Liefooghe, M Brass - Cognition, 2020‏ - Elsevier
An astonishing aspect of human cognitive flexibility concerns the ability to efficiently convert
complex symbolic instructions into novel behaviors. In such ability, the rapid transformation …