Neurofeedback is a psychophysiological procedure in which online feedback of neural
activation is provided to the participant for the purpose of self-regulation. Learning control …

Objectives: Health behavior theories focus on the role of conscious, reflective factors (eg,
behavioral intentions, risk perceptions) in predicting and changing behavior. Dual-process …

Recent years have seen a rejuvenation of interest in studies of motivation–cognition
interactions arising from many different areas of psychology and neuroscience. The present …

Speed-accuracy trade-off is an intensively studied law governing almost all behavioral tasks
across species. Here we show that motivation by reward breaks this law, by simultaneously …

People often act in order to realize desired outcomes, or goals. Although behavioral science
recognizes that people can skillfully pursue goals without consciously attending to their …

The dominant theories of human placebo effects rely on a notion that consciously
perceptible cues, such as verbal information or distinct stimuli in classical conditioning …

Understanding the division of labor between conscious processes and unconscious ones is
central to our understanding of the human mind. This article proposes a simple “Yes It …

Performance in a behavioral task can be facilitated by associating stimulus properties with
reward. In contrast, conflicting information is known to impede task performance. Here we …

It is becoming increasingly appreciated that affective influences can contribute strongly to
goal-oriented cognition and behavior. However, much work is still needed to properly …

A spate of recent work demonstrates that humans seek to avoid the expenditure of cognitive
effort, much like physical effort or economic resources. Less is clear, however, about the …