What happens to goal‐relevant information in working memory after it is no longer needed?
Here, we review evidence for a selective removal process that operates on outdated …

Highlights•Cognitive flexibility varies greatly within and between species.•Better memory
retention seems to be associated with less memory flexibility.•Increased memory capacity …

The ability to keep working memory content up to date is vital for a number of higher
cognitive functions such as navigation and reasoning, but it is also crucial for the effective …

We show that the intention to remember information substantially improves recall of that
information when maintained in working memory (WM), whereas it does not have the same …

In this chapter, we detail our approach to the study of individual differences in working
memory capacity (WMC) and how it has contributed to understanding the mechanisms of …

How does the intent to remember or forget information affect working memory (WM)? To
explore this question, in four experiments, we gauged the availability of the to-be-forgotten …

Holding information in working memory is essential for cognition, but removing unwanted
thoughts is equally important. Here we use multivariate pattern analyses of brain activity to …

Humans excel in instruction following to boost performance in unfamiliar situations. We can
do so through so-called prepared reflexes: Abstract instructions are instantly translated into …

Objective. To examine plasticity of inhibition, as indexed by practice effects of inhibition tasks
and the associated transfer effects, using a multiple task approach in healthy older adults …

Prior research has demonstrated that the frontal lobes play a critical role in the top–down
control of behavior, and damage to the frontal cortex impairs performance on tasks that …