Emotional foundations of cognitive control

M Inzlicht, BD Bartholow, JB Hirsh - Trends in cognitive sciences, 2015 - cell.com
Often seen as the paragon of higher cognition, here we suggest that cognitive control is
dependent on emotion. Rather than asking whether control is influenced by emotion, we ask …

Dysfunction of the prefrontal cortex in addiction: neuroimaging findings and clinical implications

RZ Goldstein, ND Volkow - Nature reviews neuroscience, 2011 - nature.com
The loss of control over drug intake that occurs in addiction was initially believed to result
from disruption of subcortical reward circuits. However, imaging studies in addictive …

Frontal midline theta reflects anxiety and cognitive control: meta-analytic evidence

JF Cavanagh, AJ Shackman - Journal of physiology-Paris, 2015 - Elsevier
Evidence from imaging and anatomical studies suggests that the midcingulate cortex (MCC)
is a dynamic hub lying at the interface of affect and cognition. In particular, this neural system …

Neurophysiology of performance monitoring and adaptive behavior

M Ullsperger, C Danielmeier… - Physiological …, 2014 - journals.physiology.org
Successful goal-directed behavior requires not only correct action selection, planning, and
execution but also the ability to flexibly adapt behavior when performance problems occur or …

Making sense of all the conflict: a theoretical review and critique of conflict-related ERPs

MJ Larson, PE Clayson, A Clawson - International journal of …, 2014 - Elsevier
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 …

Influence of cognitive control and mismatch on the N2 component of the ERP: a review

JR Folstein, C Van Petten - Psychophysiology, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Recent years have seen an explosion of research on the N2 component of the event‐related
potential, a negative wave peaking between 200 and 350 ms after stimulus onset. This …

The role of the medial frontal cortex in cognitive control

KR Ridderinkhof, M Ullsperger, EA Crone… - science, 2004 - science.org
Adaptive goal-directed behavior involves monitoring of ongoing actions and performance
outcomes, and subsequent adjustments of behavior and learning. We evaluate new findings …

Post-error adjustments

C Danielmeier, M Ullsperger - Frontiers in psychology, 2011 - frontiersin.org
When our brain detects an error, this process changes how we react on ensuing trials.
People show post-error adaptations, potentially to improve their performance in the near …