Mechanisms of Cognitive Control: The Functional Role of Task Rules

Current Directions in Psychological Science

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 227-231

  Dreisbach, Gesine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

cognitive control; task rules; task shielding; task switching

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864383110     PISSN: 09637214     EISSN: 14678721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0963721412449830     Document Type: Article

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