Working memory (WM) provides the functional backbone to high-level cognition.
Maintenance in WM is often assumed to depend on the stationary persistence of neural …

The prefrontal cortex (PFC), a cortical region that was once thought to be functionally
insignificant, is now known to play an essential role in the organization and control of goal …

The study and understanding of human behaviour is relevant to computer science, artificial
intelligence, neural computation, cognitive science, philosophy, psychology, and several …

The most replicated result in the field of intelligence is the positive manifold, which refers to
an all-positive pattern of correlations among diverse cognitive tests. The positive manifold is …

To be successful in school or in one's career takes creativity, flexibility, self-control, and
discipline. Central to all those are executive functions (EFs), including mentally playing with …

How to assess critical aspects of cognitive functioning that are not measured by IQ tests:
rational thinking skills. Why are we surprised when smart people act foolishly? Smart people …

Abstract The Cognitive Reflection Test (CRT; Frederick, 2005) is designed to measure the
tendency to override a prepotent response alternative that is incorrect and to engage in …

A common or multiple-demand (MD) pattern of frontal and parietal activity is associated with
diverse cognitive demands, and with standard tests of fluid intelligence. In intelligent …

Cognition is organized in a structured series of attentional episodes, allowing complex
problems to be addressed through solution of simpler subproblems. A" multiple …

Executive functions (EFs) make possible mentally playing with ideas; taking the time to think
before acting; meeting novel, unanticipated challenges; resisting temptations; and staying …