Emotional arousal enhances perception and memory of high-priority information but impairs
processing of other information. Here, we propose that, under arousal, local glutamate levels …

Whether trait anxiety is associated with a general impairment of cognitive control is a matter
of debate. This study investigated whether and how experimentally manipulated working …

The prevailing theoretical accounts of social cognitive processes propose that attention is
preferentially engaged by social information. However, empirical investigations report …

People increasingly turn to news on mobile devices, often while out and about, attending to
daily tasks. Yet, we know little about whether attention to and learning from information on a …

Previous studies have suggested that bilingual production experience has beneficial effects
on executive functions. In the current study, four experiments were conducted to investigate …

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) symptoms fluctuate throughout the day, but scientists
are not sure what underlies these fluctuations. One factor which may explain how OCD …

Cognitive control over information processing can be implemented by selective attention, but
it is often suboptimal, as indicated by congruency effects arising from processing of …

Acting upon target stimuli from the environment becomes faster when the targets are
preceded by a warning (alerting) cue. Accordingly, alerting is often used to support action in …

Emotional information receives prioritized processing over concurrent cognitive processes.
This can lead to distraction if emotional information has to be ignored. In the cognitive …

Over the last three decades, interest in executive functions has continued to grow. For
example, a search of the term 'executive function'as a topic in the Web of Science identified …