Whether bilingualism enhances executive control (EC) is controversial. This article reviews
24 studies on the bilingual EC effect using event-related potentials (ERPs). It evaluates the …

The recently developed diffusion model for conflict tasks (DMC) Ulrich et al.(Cognitive
Psychology, 78, 148–174,) provides a good account of data from all standard conflict tasks …

The current study investigated the influence of acute psychological stress on selective
attention processes. After an acute stressor or a control condition, 20 participants performed …

Intact cognitive control is critical for goal‐directed behavior and is widely studied using the
error‐related negativity (ERN). A common assumption in such studies is that ERNs recorded …

Aerobic exercise has been identified as an effective strategy for transiently enhancing
inhibitory control, an ability to suppress irrelevant distractors while focusing on relevant …

Response control or inhibition is one of the cornerstones of modern cognitive psychology,
featuring prominently in theories of executive functioning and impulsive behavior. However …

The aim of this study was to examine the effects of cognitive demand during acute exercise
on the behavioral and electrophysiological correlates of inhibitory control. In a within …

Regulation of food cravings is thought to be critical for modulating eating behavior, yet we do
not fully understand the mechanisms by which cognitive control operates in the eating …

Does our general attentional system adapt to the language context we are in? Bilinguals
switch between contexts in which only one language is present or both languages are …

Fear of negative evaluation (FNE) is a susceptible and maintaining factor of social anxiety
disorders. However, the question, how people process negative evaluation is influenced by …