Motivation and emotional distraction interact and affect executive functions

Abstract Previous research on cool-hot executive function (EF) interactions has examined the effects of motivation and emotional distraction on cool EF separately, focusing on one EF component at a time. Although both incentives and emotional distractors have been shown to modulate attention, how th...

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Main Authors: Michael K. Yeung, Jaden Cheuk-Hei Wan, Michelle Mei-Ka Chan, Sam Ho-Yu Cheung, Steven Chun-Yui Sze, Winnie Wing-Yi Siu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-04-01
Series:BMC Psychology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-024-01695-9