Resilience is an innate human capacity that holds the key to uncovering why some people
rebound after trauma and others never recover. Various theories have debated the …

Cognitive control can be applied flexibly when task goals or environments change (ie,
cognitive flexibility), or stably to pursue a goal in the face of distraction (ie, cognitive stability) …

Human society encompasses diverse social influences, and people experience events
differently and may behave differently under such influence, including in forming an …

Behavioral flexibility and goal-directed behavior heavily depend on fronto-striatal networks.
Within these circuits, gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) and glutamate play an important …

Humans form associations between time intervals and subsequent events and thus develop
time-based expectancies that enable time-based action preparation. For instance, when …

Hypnosis is an effective intervention with proven efficacy that is employed in clinical settings
and for investigating various cognitive processes. Despite their practical success, no …

Cognitive dysfunction constitutes a core characteristic of schizophrenia spectrum disorders
(SZ). Specifically, deficits in updating generative models (ie, cognitive flexibility) and …

The brain's sensitivity to and accentuation of unpredicted over predicted sensory signals
plays a fundamental role in learning. According to recent theoretical models of the predictive …

People experience events and form an impression of others in a way that is affected by
social influence every day. In the present study, we designed a series of tasks centered on …

Neuropsychological symptoms such as inattention and distractibility constitute a core
characteristic of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Here, we tested the …