Goal-directed action in changing environments requires a dynamic balance between
complementary control modes, which serve antagonistic adaptive functions (eg, to shield …

It is becoming increasingly appreciated that affective and/or motivational influences
contribute strongly to goal-oriented cognition and behavior. An unresolved question is …

Cognitive control requires a fine balance between stability, the protection of an on-going
task-set, and flexibility, the ability to update a task-set in line with changing contingencies. It …

It is becoming increasingly appreciated that affective influences can contribute strongly to
goal-oriented cognition and behavior. However, much work is still needed to properly …

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 …

Growing evidence suggests that positive affect and reward have differential effects on
cognitive control. So far, however, these effects have never been studied together. Here, the …

Adaptive action in a constantly changing environment requires the ability to maintain
intentions and goals over time and to flexibly switch between these goals in response to …

A fundamental problem that organisms face in a changing environment is how to regulate
dynamically the balance between stable maintenance and flexible switching of goals and …

Goal-directed behavior in a constantly changing environment requires a dynamic balance
between two antagonistic modes of control: On the one hand, goals need to be maintained …

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 …