The variable nature of cognitive control: a dual mechanisms framework.

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Published in Trends Cogn Sci on January 12, 2012

Authors

Todd S Braver1

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Psychology, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63130, USA. tbraver@artsci.wustl.edu

Associated clinical trials:

Virtual Reality Attention Management (VRAM) | NCT03221244

Electrophysiological Correlates of Cognition in Depression | NCT03998748

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