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·September 2, 2025·5 min read

Attention and Focus Abilities Peak Between Ages 27 and 36

Researchers analyzed 139 neuroimaging studies spanning ages 5 to 85 to map the brain’s activity in cognitive control. They found an inverted U-shaped lifespan trajectory, with brain activity rising through adolescence, peaking between ages 27 and 36, and then gradually declining.

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·April 23, 2024·7 min read

Beta Rhythms May Be Master Regulators of Cognitive Control

A new study highlights the critical role of beta rhythms (14-30 Hz) in orchestrating cognitive processes. The research synthesizes experimental data and theoretical models to show that bursts of beta rhythms facilitate cognitive control by regulating the timing and location of higher-frequency gamma waves.

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·April 22, 2023·5 min read

Mental Block: The Brain Often Stops Us From Learning From Mistakes

Researchers investigate why our brains often allow us to repeat mistakes and how we can apply cognitive control to self-correct when It comes to error-making.

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·November 10, 2021·4 min read

How Do We Learn to Learn?

Cognitive control training that focuses on important factors while ignoring distractions enhances information processing and enables the ability to "learn to learn".

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·November 1, 2021·4 min read

Boosting Human Mental Function With Brain Stimulation

A new method that merged artificial intelligence with electrical brain stimulation improved brain functions related to self-control and mental flexibility.

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·September 13, 2021·3 min read

To Cheat or Not to Cheat?

Study reveals cognitive control can drive cheaters to be honest, and honest people to cheat.

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·September 10, 2021·6 min read

Who’s in Cognitive Control?

Differences in cognitive control appear to be a matter of degree in healthy individuals.

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·February 20, 2021·4 min read

Neural Pathway Critical to Correcting Behavioral Errors in Psychiatric Disorders Identified

Study identifies a neural pathway associated with error monitoring and attention function in some psychiatric disorders such as ADHD, ASD, and schizophrenia. Researchers say the pathway could be modulated with the help of transcranial magnetic stimulation or transcranial direct current stimulation.

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·August 12, 2020·5 min read

Young Children Would Rather Explore Than Get Rewards

Compared to adults, children continue to explore other options than using knowledge to capitalize on reward, to see if the value has changed. Children approach exploration systematically to make sure they don't miss anything.

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·January 13, 2020·4 min read

Calculated surprise leads to groundbreaking discovery in cognitive control research

The activity of the dorsal anterior cingulate cortex (dACC) during motivated control reflects the calculation of surprise. The findings take cognitive control research to new heights by providing insight into how the dACC works as a component of a brain network that supports motivated behaviors.

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·October 30, 2019·4 min read

Patients with mood, anxiety disorders share abnormalities in brain’s control circuit

Patients with mood and anxiety disorders have abnormally low activation in brain areas associated with cognitive and emotional control. Brain scans also revealed hyperactivity in brain areas linked to the processing of emotional thoughts.

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·October 10, 2019·5 min read

Brain scans may provide clues to suicide risk

Neuroimaging can be used to assess a person's risk of suicidal behavior. Those with mood disorders, a history of suicidal thoughts, and those with a history of suicide attempts have less connectivity in the cognitive control network. They also have reduced connectivity between the cognitive control network and the default mode network.

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cognitive control

Attention and Focus Abilities Peak Between Ages 27 and 36

Beta Rhythms May Be Master Regulators of Cognitive Control

Mental Block: The Brain Often Stops Us From Learning From Mistakes

How Do We Learn to Learn?

Boosting Human Mental Function With Brain Stimulation

To Cheat or Not to Cheat?

Who’s in Cognitive Control?

Neural Pathway Critical to Correcting Behavioral Errors in Psychiatric Disorders Identified

Young Children Would Rather Explore Than Get Rewards

Calculated surprise leads to groundbreaking discovery in cognitive control research

Patients with mood, anxiety disorders share abnormalities in brain’s control circuit

Brain scans may provide clues to suicide risk

Early Screen Time Linked to Long-Term Brain Changes, Teen Anxiety

Missing Brain Receptor May Hold the Key to Autism

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Stroke Weakens How the Brain Integrates Speech Sounds

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