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Annu Rev Psychol. 2015 Jan 3;66:83-113. doi: 10.1146/annurev-psych-010814-015044. Epub 2014 Sep 12.
Research on cognitive control and executive function has long recognized the relevance of motivational factors. Recently, however, the topic has come increasingly to center stage, with a surge of new studies examining the interface of motivation and cognitive control. In the present article we survey research situated at this interface, considering work from cognitive and social psychology and behavioral economics, but with a particular focus on neuroscience research. We organize existing findings into three core areas, considering them in the light of currently vying theoretical perspectives. Based on the accumulated evidence, we advocate for a view of control function that treats it as a domain of reward-based decision making. More broadly, we argue that neuroscientific evidence plays a critical role in understanding the mechanisms by which motivation and cognitive control interact. Opportunities for further cross-fertilization between behavioral and neuroscientific research are highlighted.
认知控制和执行功能的研究很早就认识到了动机因素的相关性。然而，最近这个话题越来越成为研究的中心，涌现出大量新的研究来考察动机和认知控制的界面。在本文中，我们调查了处于这一界面的研究，考虑了认知和社会心理学以及行为经济学的工作，但特别关注神经科学研究。我们将现有发现组织成三个核心领域，根据当前竞争的理论观点来考虑它们。基于积累的证据，我们主张将控制功能视为基于奖励的决策领域。更广泛地说，我们认为神经科学证据在理解动机和认知控制相互作用的机制方面发挥着关键作用。强调了行为和神经科学研究之间进一步交叉融合的机会。
