Hannes Ruge and Todd S. Braver
- Published in print:
- 2007
- Published Online:
- September 2007
- ISBN:
- 9780195314274
- eISBN:
- 9780199786695
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195314274.003.0015
- Subject:
- Psychology, Cognitive Neuroscience
This chapter discusses the possible role and neural basis of three different types of rules used in the service of cognitive control, including: (1) rules for the specification of responses based on ...
More
This chapter discusses the possible role and neural basis of three different types of rules used in the service of cognitive control, including: (1) rules for the specification of responses based on preceding events (stimulus‐response mappings); (2) rules for the specification of responses based on anticipated effects (i.e. goals to be reached, or response‐effect mappings); and (3) rules that determine behavior by specifying cost‐benefit tradeoffs. Considered are recent results from functional magnetic resonance imaging and behavioral studies on preparatory activation in cued task‐switching. Furthermore, included is a larger review of relevant literature regarding cognitive flexibility and competition resolution to provide a broader context for this theoretical perspective on cognitive control.Less
This chapter discusses the possible role and neural basis of three different types of rules used in the service of cognitive control, including: (1) rules for the specification of responses based on preceding events (stimulus‐response mappings); (2) rules for the specification of responses based on anticipated effects (i.e. goals to be reached, or response‐effect mappings); and (3) rules that determine behavior by specifying cost‐benefit tradeoffs. Considered are recent results from functional magnetic resonance imaging and behavioral studies on preparatory activation in cued task‐switching. Furthermore, included is a larger review of relevant literature regarding cognitive flexibility and competition resolution to provide a broader context for this theoretical perspective on cognitive control.
