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 …

Mental preparation aids performance and induces multiple physiological changes that
should inform concepts of preparation. To date, however, these changes have been …

Speed and accuracy of performance are central to many theoretical accounts of cognitive
processing. In recent years, several integrated performance measures have been proposed …

In a typical Simon task responses are faster when the task-irrelevant stimulus location
corresponds to the response location than when it does not. In the case of …

Task sets can be configured in advance of performing a new task. However, the degree to
which advance information is actually used for advance configuration depends on the nature …

In this study, a measure called task complexity (TACOM) that can quantify the complexity of
tasks stipulated in emergency operating procedures of nuclear power plants is developed …

Abstract Effects of caffeine on task switching were studied using ERPs in a cued task‐switch
paradigm. The need for advance preparation was manipulated by varying the number of …

Task switching research has revealed that task changes lead to a performance switch cost.
The present study focuses on the organization of task components in the task set. Three …

In two experiments we studied the effects of one night of total sleep deprivation on task-shift
costs. In different conditions shifts were between types of judgment (extradimensional shifts) …

The present study examined the cognitive representation of tasks (" task sets") using the task-
switching paradigm. To do so, we manipulated the task-set components" judgment"(ie …