Motivation and cognitive control: from behavior to neural mechanism
Research on cognitive control and executive function has long recognized the relevance of
motivational factors. Recently, however, the topic has come increasingly to center stage, with …
motivational factors. Recently, however, the topic has come increasingly to center stage, with …
Aversive motivation and cognitive control
Aversive motivation plays a prominent role in driving individuals to exert cognitive control.
However, the complexity of behavioral responses attributed to aversive incentives creates …
However, the complexity of behavioral responses attributed to aversive incentives creates …
Affective modulation of cognitive control: A biobehavioral perspective
H van Steenbergen - Handbook of biobehavioral approaches to self …, 2014 - Springer
One important function of cognitive control is to continuously adapt the cognitive system to
changes in situational demands. This chapter discusses how affective and motivational …
changes in situational demands. This chapter discusses how affective and motivational …
Dissociable influences of reward and punishment on adaptive cognitive control
To invest effort into any cognitive task, people must be sufficiently motivated. Whereas prior
research has focused primarily on how the cognitive control required to complete these …
research has focused primarily on how the cognitive control required to complete these …
The association of WTELS as a master motivator with higher executive functioning and better mental health
The goal is to test the validity of the “Will to exist-live and survive (WTELS) as a master
motivator that activates executive functions. A sample of 262 adults administered different …
motivator that activates executive functions. A sample of 262 adults administered different …
Differential modulation of cognitive control networks by monetary reward and punishment
Incentives are primary determinants of if and how well an organism will perform a given
behavior. Here, we examined how incentive valence and magnitude influence task …
behavior. Here, we examined how incentive valence and magnitude influence task …
Parsing the effects of reward on cognitive control
Understanding how reward modulates human behavior and information processing has
been a core challenge for psychologists for decades. In recent years an increasing number …
been a core challenge for psychologists for decades. In recent years an increasing number …
The selective use of punishments on congruent versus incongruent trials in the Stroop task
Conflict adaptation refers to the dynamic modulation of conflict processing across
successive trials and reflects improved cognitive control. Interestingly, aversive motivation …
successive trials and reflects improved cognitive control. Interestingly, aversive motivation …
Conflict-driven adaptive control is enhanced by integral negative emotion on a short time scale
Negative emotion influences cognitive control, and more specifically conflict adaptation.
However, discrepant results have often been reported in the literature. In this study, we …
However, discrepant results have often been reported in the literature. In this study, we …
Keep calm and be patient: The influence of anxiety and time on post-error adaptations
Individual differences in anxiety and punishment sensitivity have an impact on
electrophysiological markers of error processing and the orienting of attention to threatening …
electrophysiological markers of error processing and the orienting of attention to threatening …