Our research focuses on how children and adolescents control their attention and actions, especially in the face of distractions and behavioral choices that conflict with their goals.

Under the umbrella term cognitive control, we study how and when children and adolescents develop the foundational cognitive functions such as:

• focusing on relevant information while ignoring distractions

• maintaining and manipulating information in their minds

• resisting automatic responses that conflict with their goals

• monitoring the outcomes of their actions, especially when they make errors