Overshooting cognitive control adjustments in older age: Evidence from conflict- and error-related slowing in the Stroop, Simon, and flanker tasks

The acute effects of cocoa flavanols on cognitive control and response inhibition: A randomised crossover trial

“…Yeung and colleagues (2020), using fNIRS, noted weak associations in developmental improvements in inhibition performance between the Stroop and Flanker tasks, underscoring differences in handling spatial and verbal conflicts. Additionally, age-related effects on task performance vary, with older adults showing more significant challenges in the Stroop task than in the Flanker and Simon tasks (Dubravac & Meier, 2023). A study comparing reward effects across these tasks found that while rewards modulate conflict processing, their impact differs, notably not affecting the Stroop effect, but the other two tasks (Mittelstädt et al, 2023).…”

Dietary Influences on Cognitive Functions: Insights from Experimental Crossover Studies

“…For instance, Yeung et al (2020) found limited developmental overlap between the Stroop and Flanker tasks, suggesting differing strategies for managing verbal and spatial conflicts. Age-related differences in task performance (Dubravac & Meier, 2023) and varying impacts of rewards on conflict processing (Mittelstädt et al, 2023) further underline these differentiations. ERP research also points to specific cognitive stages targeted by each task, with the Flanker task linked to early spatial conflict detection and the Stroop task to more complex verbal conflict resolution (Kałamała et al, 2020;Tillman & Wiens, 2011).…”

“…Yeung and colleagues (2020), using fNIRS, noted weak associations in developmental improvements in inhibition performance between the Stroop and Flanker tasks, underscoring differences in handling spatial and verbal conflicts. Additionally, age-related effects on task performance vary, with older adults showing more significant challenges in the Stroop task than in the Flanker and Simon tasks (Dubravac & Meier, 2023). A study comparing reward effects across these tasks found that while rewards modulate conflict processing, their impact differs, notably not affecting the Stroop effect, but the other two tasks (Mittelstädt et al, 2023).…”