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    cognitive control

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    n.NounThe ability to regulate cognitive processes, plan, and achieve goals.
    Cognitive control is essential for goal-directed behavior.

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    The Real Reason We Do Stupid Things For Love

    03:34The Real Reason We Do Stupid Things For Love
    • In one experiment, they evaluated the cognitive control of volunteers who recently began a romantic relationship.

      In one experiment, they evaluated the cognitive control of volunteers who recently began a romantic relationship.

    • The researchers found that the more in love the volunteers were, the less focused they were, which means that their cognitive control was impaired.

      The researchers found that the more in love the volunteers were, the less focused they were, which means that their cognitive control was impaired.

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    What Your Brain Is Really Doing When Doing 'Nothing' : The Default Mode Network

    08:31What Your Brain Is Really Doing When Doing 'Nothing' : The Default Mode Network
    • Like the salience network, a key cognitive control network responsible for switching attention.

      Like the salience network, a key cognitive control network responsible for switching attention.

    • Like the salience network, a key cognitive control network responsible for switching attention.

      Like the salience network, a key cognitive control network responsible for switching attention.

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    A simple way to break a bad habit Judson Brewer Ted Talks 2016

    09:25A simple way to break a bad habit   Judson Brewer   Ted Talks 2016
    • We call this cognitive control.

      We call this cognitive control.

    • call this cognitive control we're using cognition to control our behavior

      call this cognitive control we're using cognition to control our behavior

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    Why Is Learning So Hard?

    02:38Why Is Learning So Hard?
    • Scientists have known for a while that cognitive control from the frontal cortex can have a depressing effect on our ability to learn new tasks.

      Scientists have known for a while that cognitive control from the frontal cortex can have a depressing effect on our ability to learn new tasks.

    • Scientists have known for a while that cognitive control from the frontal cortex can have a

      Scientists have known for a while that cognitive control from the frontal cortex can have a

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    Cognitive Neuroscience of Mindfulness Meditation

    48:54Cognitive Neuroscience of Mindfulness Meditation
    • This is considered executive functioning or cognitive control or top-down control of attention.

      This is considered executive functioning or cognitive control or top-down control of attention.

    • or cognitive control, or top-down control of attention. These three, from alerting,

      or cognitive control, or top-down control of attention. These three, from alerting,

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    The #1 Journaling Method for Brain Health You Need to Know | Dr. Arif Khan

    05:25The #1 Journaling Method for Brain Health You Need to Know | Dr. Arif Khan
    • Studies show that after expressive writing, the brain's emotional centers quiet down, while cognitive control increases.

      Studies show that after expressive writing, the brain's emotional centers quiet down, while cognitive control increases.

    • Studies show that after expressive writing, the brain's emotional centers quiet down while cognitive control increases.

      Studies show that after expressive writing, the brain's emotional centers quiet down while cognitive control increases.

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    What Bed Rotting Does To Your Brain

    08:07What Bed Rotting Does To Your Brain
    • Worsens your cognitive control.

      Worsens your cognitive control.

    • But here's the thing: your brain power, what we call cognitive control, is like a muscle.

      But here's the thing: your brain power, what we call cognitive control, is like a muscle.

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    Recovering From Christianity: Follow-up to "Viewing Christianity as an Addictive Drug"

    12:03Recovering From Christianity: Follow-up to "Viewing Christianity as an Addictive Drug"
    • My emotional knowledge of its consequences has finally caught up with my previously ineffectual cognitive sense that it will only bring pain." But that didn't happen until I turned 23, the time at which my brain was likely completing the development of the cognitive control regions.

      My emotional knowledge of its consequences has finally caught up with my previously ineffectual cognitive sense that it will only bring pain." But that didn't happen until I turned 23, the time at which my brain was likely completing the development of the cognitive control regions.

    • But that didn't happen Until I turned 23, the time at which my brain was likely completing the development of the cognitive control regions.

      But that didn't happen Until I turned 23, the time at which my brain was likely completing the development of the cognitive control regions.

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    186. Do You Need a Routine? | No Stupid Questions

    38:35186. Do You Need a Routine? | No Stupid Questions
    • It's called What's Next: Advances and Challenges in Understanding How Environmental Predictability Shapes the Development of Cognitive Control.

      It's called What's Next: Advances and Challenges in Understanding How Environmental Predictability Shapes the Development of Cognitive Control.

    • Advances and Challenges in Understanding How Environmental predictability shapes the development of cognitive control.

      Advances and Challenges in Understanding How Environmental predictability shapes the development of cognitive control.

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    What happens to your brain when you burn out?

    01:29What happens to your brain when you burn out?
    • When the volunteers were performing hard tasks, the scientists found higher concentrations of glutamate in the lateral prefrontal cortex, the part of the brain associated with cognitive control.

      When the volunteers were performing hard tasks, the scientists found higher concentrations of glutamate in the lateral prefrontal cortex, the part of the brain associated with cognitive control.

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