To head rather than heed to temptations is easier said than done. Since tempting actions are
often contextually inappropriate, selective suppression is invoked to inhibit such actions …

Background We briefly describe the Psychology Experiment Building Language (PEBL), an
open source software system for designing and running psychological experiments. New …

Although executive control and automatic behavior have often been considered separate
and distinct processes, there is strong emerging and convergent evidence that they may in …

Objective: The purpose of this study was to improve the inhibitory control functions through
transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) in adolescents with ADHD symptoms. Method …

In conflict tasks, such as the Simon, Eriksen flanker, or Stroop task, the congruency effect is
often reduced after an incongruent compared to a congruent trial: the congruency sequence …

Anticipatory motor planning abilities mature as children grow older, develop throughout
childhood and are likely to be stable till the late sixties. In the seventh decade of life, motor …

Processing irrelevant visual information sometimes activates incorrect response impulses.
The engagement of cognitive control mechanisms to suppress these impulses and make …

In two studies of a GO–NOGO task assessing sustained attention, we examined the effects of
(1) altering speed–accuracy trade-offs through instructions (emphasizing both speed and …

In dual-task experiments, overlapping response characteristics of two subsequently
performed tasks may not only affect performance in Task 2 but also in Task 1. This …

Background: Physical exercise is a systematic sequence of movements executed with a
predefined purpose. This muscular activity impacts not only on circulatory adaptations, but …