Cognitive Goal Activation
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Task Interruption and Resumption Paradigm for Testing the Activation and Pursuit of an Abstract Thinking Goal
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2017
This protocol was designed to test the activation and pursuit of cognitive goals (e.g., an abstract thinking goal) using the task interruption and resumption paradigm. The protocol is suitable for cognitive goals that are automatically pursued once activated, as the distraction procedure prevents goal pursuit during the interruption period.
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Using Fiberless, Wearable fNIRS to Monitor Brain Activity in Real-world Cognitive Tasks
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2015
Monitoring brain activity outside the lab without physical constraints presents methodological challenges. A fiberless, wearable functional Near Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS) system was used to measure brain activity during an ecological prospective memory task. It was demonstrated that this system could be used to monitor brain activity during non-lab based experiments.
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Automated Visual Cognitive Tasks for Recording Neural Activity Using a Floor Projection Maze
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2014
We describe protocols for training rats for chronic electrophysiological recordings in fully automated cognitive tasks on a Floor Projection Maze.
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An Introduction to Cognition
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2023
Cognition encompasses mental processes such as memory, perception, decision-making reasoning and language. Cognitive scientists are using a combination of behavioral and neuropsychological techniques to investigate the underlying neural substrates of cognition. They are interested in understanding how information is perceived, processed and how does it affect the final execution of behaviors. With this knowledge, researchers hope to develop new treatments for individuals with cognitive...
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Psychosis: Goals of Pharmacotherapy
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2024
Antipsychotic drugs are a crucial treatment method for acute and chronic psychoses, bipolar illness, and behavioral disorders. The selection of these drugs depends on several factors, including the state of the disease, clinical judgment, possible drug interactions, and the patient's sensitivity to adverse effects. In immediate scenarios, such as delirium and dementia, short-term treatment with low doses of high-potency typical or atypical agents can effectively manage symptom exacerbation. For...
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Activation changes which thoughts are readily available when a person encounters a situation. That increased accessibility can direct attention toward goal-relevant information, shape how the situation is interpreted, and influence which action appears appropriate or is selected. The concept therefore connects a mental state with observable behavioral choices without assuming that the situation itself has changed.
People may attend to different features of the same situation, interpret those features differently, and select different actions depending on which goal is currently accessible. This explains behavioral variation without requiring different external conditions. In behavioral research, active goals provide a framework for understanding why identical circumstances can lead to contrasting responses across people or across moments.
Personal intentions can make a desired outcome mentally available before an action opportunity occurs. Reminders and environmental cues can reinforce that accessibility when relevant circumstances arise, while goal-related information can direct attention toward associated thoughts. These sources provide different routes through which a goal can become influential during subsequent interpretation and behavioral choice.
Researchers can consider whether exposure to goal-related information is followed by changes in the accessibility of relevant thoughts, attention, interpretation, or action selection. Comparing responses across situations with different active goals can clarify how mental accessibility contributes to behavior. This approach helps connect cognitive processes with outcomes studied in motivation, decision-making, and self-regulation.
The concept helps explain how desired outcomes influence behavior beyond the moment when a person first forms an intention. When relevant goals remain mentally accessible, they can guide attention and action selection in ways related to motivation and self-regulation. This makes the framework useful for studying how people direct behavior toward objectives and manage competing behavioral possibilities.
Behavior-change interventions can use the principle that reminders, environmental cues, and goal-related information may increase access to thoughts connected with a desired outcome. The aim is to support choices that correspond with longer-term objectives during everyday situations. This perspective links cognitive processes with practical efforts to align immediate behavior with personally important goals.