Over half a century of research focused on understanding how working memory is capacity
constrained has overshadowed the fact that it is also remarkably resistant to interference …

The mesolimbic dopaminergic system exerts a crucial influence on incentive processing.
However, the contribution of dopamine in dynamic, ecological situations where reward rates …

Everyday life requires an adaptive balance between distraction-resistant maintenance of
information and the flexibility to update this information when needed. These opposing …

Noninvasive brain stimulation techniques, such as transcranial direct current stimulation
(tDCS), show promise in treating a range of psychiatric and neurologic conditions. However …

Computational models and neurophysiological data propose that a 'gating mechanism'
coordinates distractor-resistant maintenance and flexible updating of working memory …

Animal studies indicate that a high-fat/high-sugar diet (HFS) can change dopamine signal
transmission in the brain, which could promote maladaptive behavior and decision-making …

Introduction Caffeine is frequently consumed to boost goal-directed attention. These
procognitive effects may occur due to the adenosine-mediated enhancement of …

Anecdotal evidence has indicated that psychedelic substances may acutely enhance
creative task performance, although empirical support for this claim is mixed at best. Clinical …

Although animal research implicates a central role for dopamine in motor skill learning, a
direct causal link has yet to be established in neurotypical humans. Here, we tested if a …

Brain dopamine may regulate the ability to maintain and manipulate sequential information
online. However, the precise role of dopamine remains unclear. This pharmacological fMRI …