Response Inhibition

Response inhibition, also know as impulse control, is used for keeping goals in mind and and prioritizing actions. You are using your response inhibition abilities when you resist the urge to eat that extra piece of cake or “fly off the cuff” when upset.

Research suggests that the ability to resist initial gut reactions towards making more informed responses is one of the main advantages of being human.

Used for:

  • Avoiding errors and mistakes
  • Resisting temptation
  • Impulse control

Response inhibition games

Other games that support response inhibition

References:

Nelson, J. K., Reuter-Lorenz, P. A., Persson, J., Sylvester, C. C., & Jonides, J. (2008). Mapping interference resolution across task domains: A shared control process in left inferior frontal gyrus. Brain Research.

Persson, J., & Reuter-Lorenz, P. A. (2008). Gaining control: training executive function and far transfer of the ability to resolve interference. Psychological Science: A Journal of the American Psychological Society / APS, 19(9), 881-8.

Zheng, D., Oka, T., Bokura, H., & Yamaguchi, S. (2008). The key locus of common response inhibition network for no-go and stop signals. Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, 20(8), 1434-42.

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