The role of prefrontal cortex in cognitive control and executive function

NP Friedman, TW Robbins - Neuropsychopharmacology, 2022 - nature.com
Abstract Concepts of cognitive control (CC) and executive function (EF) are defined in terms
of their relationships with goal-directed behavior versus habits and controlled versus …

Inhibitory control development: a network neuroscience perspective

W Kang, SP Hernández, MS Rahman, K Voigt… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
As one of the core executive functions, inhibition plays an important role in human life
through development. Inhibitory control is defined as the ability to suppress actions when …

[HTML][HTML] The role of dlPFC laterality in the expression and regulation of anxiety

LK White, W Makhoul, M Teferi, YI Sheline… - …, 2023 - Elsevier
Anxiety disorders are the most common mental health disorder. Therefore, elucidating brain
mechanisms implicated in anxiety disorders is important avenue for developing novel …

The Stroop effect occurs at multiple points along a cascade of control: Evidence from cognitive neuroscience approaches

MT Banich - Frontiers in Psychology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
This article argues that the Stroop effect can be generated at a variety of stages from
stimulus input to response selection. As such, there are multiple loci at which the Stroop …

A representational similarity analysis of cognitive control during color-word Stroop

MC Freund, JM Bugg, TS Braver - Journal of Neuroscience, 2021 - Soc Neuroscience
Progress in understanding the neural bases of cognitive control has been supported by the
paradigmatic color-word Stroop task, in which a target response (color name) must be …

Boosting affective control with bifrontal transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS): a proof-of-concept study in healthy individuals

S De Smet, N Cohen, MA Vanderhasselt - Behaviour Research and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Affective control refers to the ability to regulate emotions and is considered a marker of
mental health. Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS), a non-invasive brain …

Loneliness accounts for the association between diagnosed attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder and symptoms of depression among adolescents

S Houghton, D Lawrence, SC Hunter, C Zadow… - … of Psychopathology and …, 2020 - Springer
The heightened levels of peer relationship difficulties associated with Attention
Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) potentially predispose adolescents to feelings of …

Neural rhythmic underpinnings of intergroup bias: implications for peace-building attitudes and dialogue

J Levy, A Goldstein, M Influs, S Masalha… - Social Cognitive and …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Intergroup bias is a ubiquitous socio-cognitive phenomenon that, while sustaining human
dependence on group living, often leads to prejudice, inequity, and violence; yet, its neural …

The effect of high-frequency rTMS of the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex on the resolution of response, semantic and task conflict in the colour-word Stroop task

BA Parris, MG Wadsley, G Arabaci, N Hasshim… - Brain Structure and …, 2021 - Springer
Previous work investigating the effect of rTMS of left Dorso-Lateral Prefrontal Cortex
(DLPFC) on Stroop task performance reports no changes to the Stroop effect but reduced …

Genetic and environmental influences on executive functions and intelligence in middle childhood

SM Freis, CL Morrison, JM Lessem… - Developmental …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Executive functions (EFs) and intelligence (IQ) are phenotypically correlated. In twin studies,
latent variables for EFs and IQ display moderate to high heritability estimates; however, they …