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Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies

This cluster of papers explores the neural mechanisms underlying cognitive control, decision making, executive functions, and emotion regulation. It covers topics such as prefrontal cortex function, attentional networks, reward processing, and the development of cognitive control in the adolescent brain.

84,302 works

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Most cited

  1. An Integrative Theory of Prefrontal Cortex Function

    Earl K. Miller, Jonathan D. Cohen · 2001 · Annual Review of Neuroscience · 13,006 citations

  2. Updating P300: An integrative theory of P3a and P3b

    John Polich · 2007 · Clinical Neurophysiology · 8,056 citations

  3. The episodic buffer: a new component of working memory?

    Alan Baddeley · 2000 · Trends in Cognitive Sciences · 7,290 citations

  4. Conflict monitoring and cognitive control.

    Matthew Botvinick, Todd S. Braver, Deanna M. Barch, Cameron S. Carter · 2001 · Psychological Review · 7,193 citations

  5. Controlled and automatic human information processing: II. Perceptual learning, automatic attending and a general theory.

    Richard M. Shiffrin, Walter Schneider · 1977 · Psychological Review · 7,154 citations

  6. The magical number 4 in short-term memory: A reconsideration of mental storage capacity

    Nelson Cowan · 2001 · Behavioral and Brain Sciences · 6,913 citations

Most recent

  1. Short Video-based Nature Exposures and Cognition: The Impacts of Nature on Memory

    Quinlan Gervasio · 2028 · Brandeis Institutional Repository · 0 citations

  2. Connecting neural responses in social competition and secrecy burden: EEG, fNIRS, and personality insights

    Kevin B. Bennett · 2026 · Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) · 0 citations

  3. Connecting neural responses in social competition and secrecy burden: EEG, fNIRS, and personality insights

    Kevin B. Bennett · 2026 · Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) · 0 citations

  4. Been around the block: The sustained influence of efficacy on cognitive effort allocation over time

    Willem Jacob Louter, S. Tabitha Steendam, Nicoleta Prutean, Joshua O. Eayrs · 2026 · BMC Psychology · 0 citations

  5. Does receiving positive or negative feedback change our memories about a decision we made?

    Roberta A. Allegretta, Flavia Ciminaghi, Laura Angioletti, Michela Balconi · 2026 · Cognitive Processing · 0 citations

  6. Cognitive stimulation as a mechanism linking socioeconomic status and neural function supporting working memory: a longitudinal fMRI study

    Lengua L.J., Machlin L., Sheridan M.A., McLaughlin K.A. · 2026 · UNC Libraries · 0 citations

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