This review paper provides an integrative account regarding neurophysiological correlates
of positive emotions and affect that cumulatively contribute to the scaffolding for positive …

Cognitive control theory suggests that goal-directed behavior is governed by a dynamic
interplay between areas of the prefrontal cortex. Critical to cognitive control is the detection …

Inhibiting unwanted thoughts, actions and emotions figures centrally in daily life, and the
prefrontal cortex (PFC) is widely viewed as a source of this inhibitory control. We argue that …

The supervisory attentional system has been proposed to mediate non-routine, goal-
oriented behaviour by guiding the selection and maintenance of the goal-relevant task …

Attentional control theory (ACT) was proposed to account for trait anxiety's effects on
cognitive performance. According to ACT, impaired processing efficiency in high anxiety is …

The present article on executive control addresses the issue of the locus of the Stroop effect
by examining neurophysiological components marking conflict monitoring, interference …

Self-regulation refers to controlling our emotions and actions in the pursuit of higher-order
goals. Although research suggests commonalities in the cognitive control of emotion and …

This study aimed to investigate which type of group (eg, consisting of less-creative or highly-
creative individuals) would perform better in solving creativity problems, and explore the …

This study investigated how cooperative and competitive interaction modes affect the group
creative performance. The participants were recruited as dyads to solve 2 problems either …

The salience network (SN) serves to identify salient stimuli and to switch between the central
executive network (CEN) and the default‐mode network (DMN), both of which are impaired …