Dynamics of cognitive control: Theoretical bases, paradigms, and a view for the future

G Gratton, P Cooper, M Fabiani, CS Carter… - …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Cognitive control (with the closely related concepts of attention control and executive
function) encompasses the collection of processes that are involved in generating and …

[HTML][HTML] Midfrontal theta activity in psychiatric illness: an index of cognitive vulnerabilities across disorders

G McLoughlin, M Gyurkovics, J Palmer, S Makeig - Biological Psychiatry, 2022 - Elsevier
There is an urgent need to identify the mechanisms that contribute to atypical thinking and
behavior associated with psychiatric illness. Behavioral and brain measures of cognitive …

Frontal theta predicts specific cognitive control-induced behavioural changes beyond general reaction time slowing

PS Cooper, F Karayanidis, M McKewen… - Neuroimage, 2019 - Elsevier
Investigations into the neurophysiological underpinnings of control suggest that frontal theta
activity is increased with the need for control. However, these studies typically show this link …

Oscillatory dynamics coordinating human frontal networks in support of goal maintenance

B Voytek, AS Kayser, D Badre, D Fegen… - Nature …, 2015 - nature.com
Humans have a capacity for hierarchical cognitive control—the ability to simultaneously
control immediate actions while holding more abstract goals in mind. Neuropsychological …

EEG fingerprints of task-independent mental workload discrimination

I Kakkos, GN Dimitrakopoulos, Y Sun… - IEEE Journal of …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In the nascent field of neuroergonomics, mental workload assessment is one of the most
important issues and has an apparent significance in real-world applications. Although prior …

Default network and frontoparietal control network theta connectivity supports internal attention

JWY Kam, JJ Lin, AK Solbakk, T Endestad… - Nature human …, 2019 - nature.com
Attending to our inner world is a fundamental cognitive phenomenon,–, yet its neural
underpinnings remain largely unknown. Neuroimaging evidence implicates the default …

[HTML][HTML] Understanding sources of adult age differences in task switching: Evidence from behavioral and ERP studies

PD Gajewski, NK Ferdinand, J Kray… - … & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2018 - Elsevier
The task-switching paradigm is a valid tool to measure age-related changes in executive
functions. It allows identifying the most vulnerable cognitive control processes affected by …

Are you an empiricist or a believer? Neural signatures of predictive strategies in humans

L Tarasi, G di Pellegrino, V Romei - Progress in neurobiology, 2022 - Elsevier
Predictive coding theory suggests that prior knowledge assists human behavior, from simple
perceptual formation to complex decision-making processes. Here, we manipulate prior …

Frontal midline theta differentiates separate cognitive control strategies while still generalizing the need for cognitive control

J Eisma, E Rawls, S Long, R Mach, C Lamm - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
Cognitive control processes encompass many distinct components, including response
inhibition (stopping a prepotent response), proactive control (using prior information to enact …

Alpha and theta band activity share information relevant to proactive and reactive control during conflict‐modulated response inhibition

C Pscherer, P Wendiggensen… - Human Brain …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Response inhibition is an important instance of cognitive control and can be complicated by
perceptual conflict. The neurophysiological mechanisms underlying these processes are still …