The neural correlation between language control and cognitive control in bilinguals remains an area ripe for further exploration. In this work, we present a functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI ...

Word production often involves resolving competition between multiple activated word candidates. This study investigated how cognitive control states and traits modulate lexical competition during ...

New research provides evidence that while advanced artificial intelligence models process language with remarkable skill, ...

New research led by the University of St Andrews has shown that children perform cognitive tasks faster on their own in studies, rather than in the presence of a stranger. Cognitive control ...

Catecholaminergic modulation by methylphenidate affects appetitive and aversive Pavlovian biases of approach and avoidance in humans depending on individual differences in working memory capacity.

Hour-by-hour smartphone tracking reveals how deeply phones are embedded in the school day. Some teens checked their phones more than 140 times, with frequent checking linked to weaker cognitive ...

Scientists have confirmed a neurobiochemical link between dopamine and cognitive flexibility. PET imaging shows that the brain increases dopamine production when completing cognitively demanding tasks ...

In an innovative study, researchers at Kessler Foundation have conducted the first systematic investigation of the effects of cognitive fatigue by using two different tasks across three distinct ...

The Individual Brain Charting (IBC) project has released its fifth and largest update of high-resolution fMRI data, adding a new set of cognitive tasks to one of the most detailed brain-mapping ...

The strength model of willpower enjoys both supporters and critics, earning both influence and critique since its development in the mid-'90s. It is often cited in discussions around psychology’s ...