We previously identified a cognitive biotype of depression characterized by treatment resistance, impaired cognitive control behavioral performance and dysfunction in the cognitive control circuit, ...

Training exercises designed to improve cognitive control in children do not make a significant difference to their ability to delay gratification or to their academic achievement, nor do they lead to ...

One third of people with psychosis become antipsychotic treatment-resistant and the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. We investigated whether altered cognitive control function is a factor ...

A new study into cognitive control promises to be the first of many aimed at understanding its origins in the brain and its variations between people and among groups. The faculty that allows people ...

Humans exhibit mental capacities that are distinct from all other species, and the human brain is arguably the most complex device in the known universe. Understanding how it gives rise to mental ...

DEI study shows regular meditation (Surat-Shabd Yoga) improves brain network efficiency, boosting communication in regions ...

The number of studies on happiness and well-being has grown significantly in recent years. As a result of these studies, we now know that engaging in practices like mindfulness and gratitude can be ...

We all have challenging tasks we want to complete. Partly that’s because finding and maintaining the mental energy required is so difficult. Interruptions can feel constant. Distractions can always ...

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

Training exercises designed to improve cognitive control in children do not make a significant difference to their ability to delay gratification or to their academic achievement, nor do they lead to ...

Are you able to start a task and stick with it, all the way through, ignoring the temptations of the internet or the sudden realization that you should probably do the laundry? The faculty that allows ...

The number of studies on happiness and well-being has grown significantly in recent years. As a result of these studies, we now know that engaging in practices like mindfulness and gratitude can be ...