Humans are remarkably limited in:(i) how many control-dependent tasks they can execute
simultaneously, and (ii) how intensely they can focus on a single task. These limitations are …

Why has computational psychiatry yet to influence routine clinical practice? One reason may
be that it has neglected context and temporal dynamics in the models of certain mental …

Behavioral activities that require control over automatic routines typically feel effortful and
result in cognitive fatigue. Beyond subjective report, cognitive fatigue has been conceived as …

The amount of mental effort we invest in a task is influenced by the reward we can expect if
we perform that task well. However, some of the rewards that have the greatest potential for …

Background The COVID‐19 pandemic has had a significant impact on mental health.
Specifically, the stringent lockdown restrictions have heightened anxiety and depression …

Deficits in cognitive control—that is, in the ability to withhold a default pre-potent response in
favour of a more adaptive choice—are common in depression, anxiety, addiction and other …

This paper aims to integrate some key constructs in the cognitive neuroscience of cognitive
control and executive function by formalising the notion of cognitive (or mental) effort in …

Stress resilience is the phenomenon that some people maintain their mental health despite
exposure to adversity or show only temporary impairments followed by quick recovery …

Deficits in cognition, reward processing, and motor function are clinical features relevant to
both aging and depression. Individuals with late-life depression often show impairment …

Graduate students are more than six times as likely to experience depression compared with
the general population. However, few studies have examined how graduate school …