Influential theories in psychology, neuroscience, and economics assume that the exertion of
mental effort should feel aversive. Yet, this assumption is usually untested, and it is …

The basal forebrain cholinergic system (BFCS) has long been implicated in age-related
cognitive changes and the pathophysiology of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Limitations of …

Self-control denotes the ability to override current desires to render behavior consistent with
long-term goals. A key assumption is that self-control is required when short-term desires …

Conscientiousness (C) is manifested in orderly, responsible, industrious, ambitious, dutiful,
and rule-abiding behavior and in desired outcomes as diverse as work, health, and …

The review gives an introductory description of the successive development of data patterns
based on comparisons between hearing-impaired and normal hearing participants' speech …

This article presents an experiment (N= 127 university students) testing whether the
previously found impact of conflict primes on effort‐related cardiac response is moderated …

Although mental effort is a frequently used term, it is poorly defined and understood.
Consequently, its usage is frequently loose and potentially misleading. In neuroscience …

Choosing whether to exert effort to obtain rewards is fundamental to human motivated
behavior. However, the neural dynamics underlying the evaluation of reward and effort in …

Two experiments with N= 221 university students investigated the impact of primed cognitive
conflict on effort assessed as cardiac response in tasks that were not conflict‐related …

When making decisions, humans aim to maximize rewards while minimizing costs. The
exertion of mental or physical effort has been proposed to be one those costs, translating …