Connectivity brain networks essential for voluntary action control
Tuesday, May 10, 2011 - 08:30
in Psychology & Sociology
Which brain mechanisms can we use to consciously suppress behavior? Psychologists in the Netherlands have demonstrated that voluntary action control -- such as braking in time for a traffic light -- is achieved through connectivity (cooperation) between two prominent networks in the brain: the hyper-direct and indirect pathways. It also appears that communication between the higher (developed later) and the more basal brain areas predicts how efficiently people can suppress their behavior on time.