Egner, Tobias
The Wiley Handbook of Cognitive Control
Covering basic theory, new research, and intersections with adjacent fields, this is the first comprehensive reference work on cognitive control – our ability to use internal goals to guide thought and behavior.
- Draws together expert perspectives from a range of disciplines, including cognitive psychology, neuropsychology, neuroscience, cognitive science, and neurology
- Covers behavioral phenomena of cognitive control, neuroanatomical and computational models of frontal lobe function, and the interface between cognitive control and other mental processes
- Explores the ways in which cognitive control research can inform and enhance our understanding of brain development and neurological and psychiatric conditions
Keywords: cognitive control; executive function; frontal lobe function; brain science; cognitive neuroscience; cognitive psychology; decision making; neuropsychology; executive function; executive control; attentional control; working memory; top-down attention; inhibitory control; prefrontal cortex; frontal lobe; decision making; adaptive behavior; controlled processing; control processes
- Editor
- Egner, Tobias
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons, Inc.
- Publication year
- 2015
- Language
- en
- Edition
- 1
- Page amount
- 600 pages
- Category
- Medicine, Health Care, Mode
- Format
- Ebook
- eISBN (ePUB)
- 9781118920473
- Printed ISBN
- 9781118920541