Generality and specificity of cognitive control: research logics and debates / 生理学报
Acta Physiologica Sinica
;
(6): 140-148, 2019.
Article
in Chinese
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-777202
ABSTRACT
As a high-level cognitive function of actively regulating human behaviors, cognitive control plays essential roles in conflict processing, working memory, decision making and so on. However, it is still under debate whether a universal cognitive control mechanism underlies the processing of various conflicts. Many existing theories tend to hold that cognitive control is domain-general; however, this view has been challenged by recent empirical studies. The logics of studying generality/specificity mainly include transferability, parallel comparison, correlation and resources competition, etc. Current empirical findings support that cognitive control is domain-general, domain-specific or both, respectively. To tackle this controversy, future studies about cognitive control can be performed from the perspectives of life-span development, the dynamic brain network, combination of multiple logics, causal relationship from brain injury, computational modeling, cognitive flexibility and functional connectivity.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Physiology
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Computer Simulation
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Brain
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Brain Mapping
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Cognition
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Logic
Type of study:
Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Chinese
Journal:
Acta Physiologica Sinica
Year:
2019
Type:
Article
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