Abstract
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 costbenefit 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.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Neuroscience of Rule-Guided Behavior |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9780199786695 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9780195314274 |
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| State | Published - Sep 1 2007 |
Keywords
- Cognitive flexibility
- Competition resolution
- Preparatory activation
- Response-effect mapping
- Stimulus-response mapping