Motivation and Cognitive Control Braver Todd S. University of Washington in St Louis USA
Motivation and Cognitive Control Braver Todd S. University of Washington in St Louis USA Individuals do not always perform to their full capability on cognitive tasks. But this begs the important…
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Motivation and Cognitive Control Braver Todd S. University of Washington in St Louis USA
Individuals do not always perform to their full capability on cognitive tasks. But this begs the important question: How and why does motivation interact with and influence cognitive processing and the control processes that regulate it? When this occurs, the usual explanation is that the individual was not properly motivated.
Motivation has been an important component of psychology and neuroscience throughout the history of the field, but has recently been rejuvenated by rapidly accelerating research interest in the nature of motivation-cognition interactions, particularly as they impact control processes and goal-directed behavior.This volume provides an up-to-date snapshot of the state of research in this exciting, expanding area. What are the underlying mechanisms that govern such interactions? The contributors to the volume are internationally-renowned researchers that