A computational model of fractionated conflict-control mechanisms in task-switching

Cognitive Psychology

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 37-85

  Brown, Joshua W ^a,c   Reynolds, Jeremy R ^b   Braver, Todd S ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive control; Computational modeling; Neural network; Performance monitoring; Sequential effects; Task switching

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; COGNITION; CONFLICT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE;

ADULT; COGNITION; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEURAL NETWORKS (COMPUTER);

EID: 34250710711     PISSN: 00100285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cogpsych.2006.09.005     Document Type: Article

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