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 …

Cognitive abnormalities are a core feature of depression, and biases toward negatively
toned emotional information are common, but are they a cause or a consequence of …

What is boredom? We review environmental, attentional, and functional theories and
present a new model that describes boredom as an affective indicator of unsuccessful …

Abstract 'Brain training', or the goal of improved cognitive function through the regular use of
computerized tests, is a multimillion-pound industry, yet in our view scientific evidence to …

Suppressing an already initiated manual response depends critically on the right inferior
frontal cortex (IFC), yet it is unclear how this inhibitory function is implemented in the motor …

To understand how pharmacological interventions can exert their powerful effects on brain
function, we need to understand how they engage the brain's rich neurotransmitter …

We review the modulatory effects of the catecholamine neurotransmitters noradrenaline and
dopamine on prefrontal cortical function. The effects of pharmacologic manipulations of …

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Cognitive enhancement takes many and diverse forms. Various methods of cognitive
enhancement have implications for the near future. At the same time, these technologies …

The mechanisms linking the brain's network structure to cognitively relevant activation
patterns remain largely unknown. Here, by leveraging principles of network control, we show …