The task-switching paradigm offers enormous possibilities to study cognitive control as well
as task interference. The current review provides an overview of recent research on both …

Everyday life requires frequent shifts between cognitive tasks. Research reviewed in this
article probes the control processes that reconfigure mental resources for a change of task …

Neural mechanisms that support flexible sensorimotor computations are not well
understood. In a dynamical system whose state is determined by interactions among …

During conversation, people take turns speaking by rapidly responding to their partners
while simultaneously avoiding interruption,. Such interactions display a remarkable degree …

The supplementary motor complex consists of the supplementary motor area, the
supplementary eye field and the pre-supplementary motor area. In recent years, these areas …

Recent behavioral data have shown that lifelong bilingualism can maintain youthful
cognitive control abilities in aging. Here, we provide the first direct evidence of a neural …

Cognitive control mechanisms permit memory to be accessed strategically, and so aid in
bringing knowledge to mind that is relevant to current goals and actions. In this review, we …

This chapter discusses the early development of executive function, also called cognitive
control; effortful, conscious, or executive control; or supervisory attention. Executive function …

The frontal lobes in the brain are a component of the cerebral system that supports goal-
directed behaviour. However, their functional organization remains controversial. Recent …

Although schizophrenia is an illness that has been historically characterized by the
presence of positive symptomatology, decades of research highlight the importance of …