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 …

Despite instructions to ignore the irrelevant word in the Stroop task, it robustly influences the
time it takes to identify the color, leading to performance decrements (interference) or …

A methodological problem in most reaction time (RT) tasks is that some measured RTs may
be outliers, being either too fast or too slow to reflect the task-related processing of interest …

The Stroop task is a central experimental paradigm used to probe cognitive control by
measuring the ability of participants to selectively attend to task-relevant information and …

In the Eriksen flanker task as well as in the Simon task irrelevant activation produces a
response conflict that has to be resolved by mental control mechanisms. Despite these …

Different types of interventions have focused on trying to improve Executive Functions (EFs)
due to their essential role in human cognition and behavior regulation. Although EFs are …

Since 1994, group reaction time (RT) distribution analyses of spatial correspondence effects
have been used to evaluate the dynamics of the spatial Simon effect, a benefit of …

According to a growing consensus, the Stroop effect is understood as a phenomenon of
conflict and cognitive control. A tidal wave of recent research alleges that incongruent Stroop …

Research into the effects of action video gaming on cognition has largely relied on self-
reported action video game experience and extended video game training. Only a few …

The idea that conflict detection triggers control adjustments has been considered a basic
principle of cognitive control. So far, this “conflict-control loop” has mainly been investigated …