Corey Nack

Corey Nack is a researcher in the Department of Psychological Sciences at Purdue University whose work focuses on cognitive control and executive function. Nack's research examines fundamental questions about how individuals balance cognitive flexibility and stability, including investigations of the congruency effect, task switching, and the mechanisms underlying behavioral persistence. Nack's investigations contribute to understanding the flexibility-stability tradeoff, a core challenge in cognitive psychology that addresses how people adaptively shift between different mental strategies and maintain focus on current goals.