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  • Self-relevance is proposed to enhance executive control.
  • It is suggested that self-relevance reduces distractor impact on task performance.

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  • To investigate if self-relevance influences the binding between distractors and responses.
  • To determine if self-relevant targets reduce the impact of distractors on cognitive performance.

Main Methods:

  • A distractor-response-binding (DRB) task was employed.
  • Target relevance was manipulated (self-relevant vs. not self-relevant).
  • DRB effects were measured separately for each relevance condition.

Main Results:

  • Distractor-response binding (DRB) effects were significantly diminished when targets were self-relevant compared to non-self-relevant targets.
  • This indicates that self-relevance reduces the strength of the association between distractors and responses.

Conclusions:

  • Self-relevance impacts higher-order cognitive processes, including executive control, beyond perceptual effects.
  • Target self-relevance acts as a boundary condition, reducing distractor-response binding.