Journal article
Interactions of motivation and cognitive control
Current opinion in behavioral sciences, Vol.19, pp.83-90
02/01/2018
DOI: 10.1016/j.cobeha.2017.11.009
PMID: 30035206
Abstract
There is general agreement that both motivation and cognitive control play critical roles in shaping goal-directed behavior, but only recently has scientific interest focused around the question of motivation-control interactions. Here we briefly survey this literature, organizing contemporary findings around three issues: (1) whether motivation preferentially impacts cognitive control processes, (2) the neural mechanisms that underlie motivation-cognition interactions, and (3) why motivation might be relevant for overcoming the costs of control. Dopamine (DA) is discussed as a key neuromodulator in these motivation-cognition interactions. We conclude by highlighting open issues, specifically Pavlovian versus instrumental control distinctions and effects of motivational valence and conflict, which could benefit from future research attention.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Interactions of motivation and cognitive control
- Creators
- Debbie M. Yee - Washington University in St. LouisTodd S. Braver - Washington University in St. Louis
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Current opinion in behavioral sciences, Vol.19, pp.83-90
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.cobeha.2017.11.009
- PMID
- 30035206
- NLM abbreviation
- Curr Opin Behav Sci
- ISSN
- 2352-1546
- eISSN
- 2352-1554
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Number of pages
- 8
- Grant note
- F31-DA042574 / National Institute on Drug Abuse; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) R21-MH105800; R37-MH066078; R21-AG058206-01 / National Institute of Mental Health and National Institute on Aging
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 02/01/2018
- Academic Unit
- Psychological and Brain Sciences
- Record Identifier
- 9985180934602771
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