Core executive functions such as working memory, inhibition, and cognitive flexibility are
integral to daily life. A growing body of research has suggested that acute stress may impair …

Stress initiates an intricate response that affects diverse cognitive and affective domains,
with the goal of improving survival chances in the light of changing environmental …

To be successful in school or in one's career takes creativity, flexibility, self-control, and
discipline. Central to all those are executive functions (EFs), including mentally playing with …

The task-switching paradigm offers enormous possibilities to study cognitive control as well
as task interference. The current review provides an overview of recent research on both …

Fatigue can have a major impact on an individual's performance and wellbeing, yet is poorly
understood, even within the scientific community. There is no developed theory of its origins …

Accounts of decision-making have long posited the operation of separate, competing
valuation systems in the control of choice behavior. Recent theoretical and experimental …

For the selection of relevant information out of a continuous stream of information, which is a
common definition of attention, two core mechanisms are assumed: a competition-based …

Dynamically adjusting the right amount of goal shielding to varying situational demands is
associated with the flexibility of cognitive control, typically linked with pFC functioning …

Actions that are directed at achieving pleasant or avoiding unpleasant states are referred to
as instrumental. The acquisition of instrumental actions can be controlled by two …

Prefrontal cortical executive functions comprise a number of cognitive capabilities necessary
for goal directed behavior and adaptation to a changing environment. Executive dysfunction …