Title: Cognitive Control in the Service of Self-Regulation
Abstract: We define the terms 'conflict,' 'cognitive control,' and 'self-regulation,' and discuss their importance in naturalistic behavior, particularly the frequent conflict between automatic and goal-directed behaviors. We discuss the cognitive control mechanisms of attention and response inhibition that support task-relevant, goal-directed behavior in the face of such conflicts. The roles of the anterior cingulate cortex and prefrontal cortex in monitoring conflicts and controlling cognition and behavior, respectively, are discussed in the context of an influential connectionist model of behavioral performance on the Stroop task. The relevance of these ideas to understanding psychopathological processes is also considered, with a brief discussion of the breakdown of cognitive and emotional control in bipolar disorder.
Publication Year: 2010
Publication Date: 2010-01-01
Language: en
Type: book-chapter
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