Cognitive control is the set of executive functions that underpins our ability to regulate thoughts and actions in line with internal goals, particularly in complex and dynamic environments. Task ...

Cognitive control encompasses the executive processes that enable individuals to maintain task focus, inhibit distractions, and adapt behaviour in response to conflict or changing task demands. A ...

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 ...

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Your working memory, cognitive flexibility, and self-regulation are core components of executive function (EF), an interrelated set of mental skills that lay the foundation for advanced cognitive ...

Researchers have found that extracting drawing features from a combination of five drawing tasks -- rather than from any single task alone -- leads to more accurate classification of people with ...

Cognitive rehabilitation is an umbrella term for a group of targeted exercises and activities that aim to improve or stabilize cognitive impairments as well as any changes in a person’s everyday ...

This essay was co-authored by Gary Klein, Emily Newsome, Kari Hoy, Wendy Jephson, and Malcolm MacColl. How much do we want team members to offer divergent perspectives? Organizations that can harness ...