Project

Inhibition of impulsive and inappropriate actions: A novel eco-devo approach

Code

01M00221

Duration

01 January 2021 → 31 December 2027

Funding

Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund

Promotor

Frederick Verbruggen

Research disciplines

Natural sciences
- Animal ecology
Social sciences
- Animal experimental psychology
- Learning and behaviour
- Motor processes and action
Medical and health sciences
- Cognitive neuroscience

Keywords

Inhibition behavioral problems individual differences development ecology

Project description

Response inhibition (the ability to suppress inappropriate actions) is critical in everyday life. Its derailment underlies many psychopathological disorders and behavioral problems. Here I propose an innovative ‘eco-devo’ approach to determine why/how differences in inhibitory-control (dis)abilities arise. This work will transform our understanding of the multiple determinants of inhibitory control and their complex interactions across time and space.