The ability to remain focused on goal-relevant stimuli in the presence of potentially
interfering distractors is crucial for any coherent cognitive function. However, simply …

Research on attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), a highly prevalent and
controversial condition, has, for the most part, been descriptive and atheoretical. The …

The fully updated eighth edition of Cognitive Psychology: A Student's Handbook provides
comprehensive yet accessible coverage of all the key areas in the field ranging from visual …

The ability to cognitively regulate emotional responses to aversive events is important for
mental and physical health. Little is known, however, about neural bases of the cognitive …

Research on attention has evolved dramatically in recent years. There are now many new
ways of studying how we are able to select some aspects for processing, whilst ignoring …

OBJECTIVE: Deficits in executive functioning, including working memory (WM) deficits, have
been suggested to be important in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). During …

A load theory of attention in which distractor rejection depends on the level and type of load
involved in current processing was tested. A series of experiments demonstrates that …

We performed meta-analyses on 60 neuroimaging (PET and fMRI) studies of working
memory (WM), considering three types of storage material (spatial, verbal, and object), three …

Attention is a core property of all perceptual and cognitive operations. Given limited capacity
to process competing options, attentional mechanisms select, modulate, and sustain focus …

The mechanisms underlying visual working memory have recently become controversial.
One account proposes a small number of memory “slots,” each capable of storing a single …