Executive Attention and Metacognitive Regulation

Authors: Fernandez-Duque D.¹; Baird J.A.²; Posner M.I.³

Source: Consciousness and Cognition, Volume 9, Number 2, June 2000 , pp. 288-307(20)

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Abstract:

Metacognition refers to any knowledge or cognitive process that monitors or controls cognition. We highlight similarities between metacognitive and executive control functions, and ask how these processes might be implemented in the human brain. A review of brain imaging studies reveals a circuitry of attentional networks involved in these control processes, with its source located in midfrontal areas. These areas are active during conflict resolution, error correction, and emotional regulation. A developmental approach to the organization of the anatomy involved in executive control provides an added perspective on how these mechanisms are influenced by maturation and learning, and how they relate to metacognitive activity. Copyright 2000 Academic Press.

Language: English

Document Type: Research article

Affiliations: 1: Rotman Research Institute, Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care, 3560 Bathurst Street, Toronto, Ontario, M6A 1E6, Canada 2: Institute of Child Study, University of Toronto, 45 Walmer Road, Toronto, Ontario, M5R 2X2, Canada 3: Department of Psychiatry, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, 1300 York Avenue, New York, New York, 10021

Publication date: 2000-06-01