B. Modulators of volitional control
CRC 940 cluster B aims at answering questions on crucial modulators of volition and cognitive control such as: How are volition and cognitive control modulated by emotions, acute stress, and associated neuromodulatory and neuroendocrine processes? It comprises eight subprojects, four of which were completed during the first two funding periods (as indicated by *).
- B1: Emotional modulation of cognitive control: Effects of positive affect and reward cues on goal shielding and switching*
- B2: Affective modulation of volitional control: The moderating role of action tendencies, ambivalence, and motivational conflict*
- B3: Aging and neuromodulation of forward planning under uncertainty
- B4: Serotonergic modulation of meta-control parameters: Temporal discounting rate, probabilistic discounting rate, learning rate, and habitisation*
- B5: Modulation of self-control by acute and chronic stress
- B6: Individual differences in effort discounting and adjustments in volitional control*
- B7: Lifespan age differences in the arbitration of learning strategies
- B8: Functional neuroanatomical and neurobiological modulators of the interaction of volitionally controlled and automatic behavior