A core component of cognitive control–the ability to regulate thoughts and actions in
accordance with internally represented behavioral goals–might be its intrinsic variability. In …

Behavioral Inhibition is a temperament identified in the first years of life that enhances the
risk for development of anxiety during late childhood and adolescence. Amongst children …

Classic cognitive theory conceptualizes executive functions as involving multiple specific
domains, including initiation, inhibition, working memory, flexibility, planning, and vigilance …

Recent years have seen a rejuvenation of interest in studies of motivation–cognition
interactions arising from many different areas of psychology and neuroscience. The present …

The challenge in understanding cognitive impairment in schizophrenia is that people with
this illness have deficits in an array of domains. Here, we briefly review evidence regarding …

Prominent cognitive deficits have been documented in bipolar disorder, and multiple studies
suggest that these deficits can be observed among non-affected first-degree relatives of …

We investigated the independent contributions of second language (L2) age of acquisition
(AoA) and social diversity of language use on intrinsic brain organization using seed-based …

Cognitive control (with the closely related concepts of attention control and executive
function) encompasses the collection of processes that are involved in generating and …

This study used functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to examine the influence of a
9-month physical activity program on task-evoked brain activation during childhood. The …

As the population ages, the need for effective methods to maintain or even improve older
adults' cognitive performance becomes increasingly pressing. Here we provide a brief …