Binding and retrieval in action control (BRAC)

C Frings, B Hommel, I Koch, K Rothermund… - Trends in Cognitive …, 2020 - cell.com
Human action control relies on representations that integrate perception and action, but the
relevant research is scattered over various experimental paradigms and the theorizing is …

Cognitive structure, flexibility, and plasticity in human multitasking—An integrative review of dual-task and task-switching research.

I Koch, E Poljac, H Müller, A Kiesel - Psychological bulletin, 2018 - psycnet.apa.org
Numerous studies showed decreased performance in situations that require multiple tasks
or actions relative to appropriate control conditions. Because humans often engage in such …

[HTML][HTML] Conclusions about interventions, programs, and approaches for improving executive functions that appear justified and those that, despite much hype, do not

A Diamond, DS Ling - Developmental cognitive neuroscience, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract The 'Executive Functions'(EFs) of inhibitory control, working memory, and cognitive
flexibility enable us to think before we act, resist temptations or impulsive reactions, stay …

Reaction time in differential and developmental research: A review and commentary on the problems and alternatives.

C Draheim, CA Mashburn, JD Martin… - Psychological …, 2019 - psycnet.apa.org
Reaction time is believed to be a good indicator of the speed and efficiency of mental
processes and is a ubiquitous variable in the behavioral sciences. Despite this popularity …

Principles of cognitive control over task focus and task switching

T Egner - Nature Reviews Psychology, 2023 - nature.com
Adaptive behaviour requires the ability to focus on a task and protect it from distraction
(cognitive stability) and to rapidly switch tasks when circumstances change (cognitive …

Towards a systematization of brain oscillatory activity in actions

C Beste, A Münchau, C Frings - Communications Biology, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract Information processing in the brain is governed by oscillatory activity. Activity
oscillations in specific frequency bands (theta, alpha, beta and gamma) have been …

Evaluating Amazon's Mechanical Turk as a tool for experimental behavioral research

MJC Crump, JV McDonnell, TM Gureckis - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Amazon Mechanical Turk (AMT) is an online crowdsourcing service where anonymous
online workers complete web-based tasks for small sums of money. The service has …

Quantitative review finds no evidence of cognitive effects in healthy populations from single-session transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS)

JC Horvath, JD Forte, O Carter - Brain stimulation, 2015 - Elsevier
Background Over the last 15-years, transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS), a relatively
novel form of neuromodulation, has seen a surge of popularity in both clinical and academic …

Should we stop thinking about inhibition? Searching for individual and age differences in inhibition ability.

A Rey-Mermet, M Gade, K Oberauer - Journal of Experimental …, 2018 - psycnet.apa.org
Inhibition is often conceptualized as a unitary construct reflecting the ability to ignore and
suppress irrelevant information. At the same time, it has been subdivided into inhibition of …

Getting a grip on cognitive flexibility

S Braem, T Egner - Current directions in psychological …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Cognitive flexibility refers to the ability to quickly reconfigure our mind, as when we switch
between different tasks. This review highlights recent evidence showing that cognitive …