Visual attention enables us to selectively prioritize or suppress information in the
environment. Prominent models concerned with the control of visual attention differentiate …

Research on cognitive control and executive function has long recognized the relevance of
motivational factors. Recently, however, the topic has come increasingly to center stage, with …

Due to their ability to capture attention, emotional stimuli tend to benefit from enhanced
perceptual processing, which can be helpful when such stimuli are task-relevant but …

Highlights•Motivation may have a preferential impact on proactive cognitive control
mechanisms.•Dopamine signals may enhance control by modulating prefrontal task …

Cognitive control covers a broad range of cognitive functions, but its research and theories
typically remain tied to a single domain. Here we outline and review an associative learning …

We survey models of response inhibition having different degrees of mathematical,
computational and neurobiological specificity and generality. The independent race model …

Response inhibition is considered to be a key component of executive control (eg, Aron,
Robbins, & Poldrack, 2014; Logan, 1994; Miyake et al., 2000; Ridderinkhof, van den …

Event-based prospective memory (PM) requires remembering to perform intended deferred
actions when particular stimuli or events are encountered in the future. We propose a …

Media allow individuals to feel'whisked away'from their surroundings and absorbed into
another world. Constructs such as immersion, presence, transportation, and flow have been …

Impulsivity is a multidimensional construct that has been suggested as a vulnerability factor
for several psychiatric disorders, especially addiction disorders. Poor response inhibition …