Research Topic · Peer-Reviewed

Cognitive Control

Cognitive control is an important aspect of mental functioning that involves the ability to control and regulate our behaviour, thoughts, and emotions. This can include ignoring distractions, focusing on the task at hand, or making decisions. Cognitive control is an important aspect of our everyday lives, as it allo…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 8 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 22× across the literature 🗓 Reviewed June 2026

Overview

Cognitive control is an important aspect of mental functioning that involves the ability to control and regulate our behaviour, thoughts, and emotions. This can include ignoring distractions, focusing on the task at hand, or making decisions. Cognitive control is an important aspect of our everyday lives, as it allows us to set goals, plan and make decisions, and manage complex tasks. Cognitive control also helps us respond to changing situations through adapting our behaviour and cognitive processes to more effectively achieve our objectives. Improved cognitive control can help us be more successful and happier in our day-to-day lives.

Research published in this journal

8 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

How this research is being cited

The 8 articles above have been cited 22 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

A sample of recent works citing this journal's research on Cognitive Control, linking to each citing work.

Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in Psychophysiology Practice and Research.

Journal editorial board
Rossella Di Monaco · Italy Volker Zschorlich · Germany Jeffrey Eells · United States

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