Numerous studies showed decreased performance in situations that require multiple tasks
or actions relative to appropriate control conditions. Because humans often engage in such …

The task-switching paradigm is being increasingly used as a tool for studying cognitive
control and task coordination. Different procedural variations have been developed. They …

The present study assessed three hypotheses of how practice reduces dual-task
interference: Practice teaches participants to efficiently integrate performance of a task pair; …

This chapter reviews the historical and current literature on task switching, focusing primarily
on cognitive-behavioral studies on healthy human subjects. It outlines what I see to be …

This research was carried out for the purpose of determining whether the cognitive variables
that are thought to predict cognitive flexibility can predict cognitive flexibility. The predictor …

A crucial demand in dual tasks suffering from a capacity limited processing mechanism is
task-order scheduling, ie the control of the order in which the two component tasks are …

Hierarchical control of cognitive processes was studied by examining the relationship
between sequence-and task-level processing in the performance of explicit, memorized task …

The rich behavioral repertoire of the human species derives from our ability to flexibly
reconfigure processing strategies (task sets) in response to changing requirements. This …

Frontal neocortex is thought to support our highest intellectual abilities, including our ability
to plan and enact a sequence of tasks toward a desired goal. In everyday life, such task …

Working memory consists of domain-specific storage facilities and domain-general
executive control processes. In some working memory theories, these control processes are …