Blanca Aguado-López, Ana F. Palenciano y María Ruz
Centro de Investigación Mente, Cerebro y Comportamiento, Universidad de Granada, España

(cc) Blanca Aguado.
Cognitive control is a mental function that helps to act in accordance with our goals, avoiding distractions. Proactive cognitive control prepares us to process stimuli before they appear, while reactive cognitive control improves our processing at the very moment they occur. Both mechanisms are essential and complementary in behavioral adaptation to the environment. Using neuroimaging techniques, recent studies show that different brain networks are involved in these processes.



