In a recent publication, Hu et al. (2023) have reported that individuals with high trait anxiety exhibit attentional deficits characterized by reduced inhibition of distractors and delayed attentional selection of targets, indicating impaired top-down attentional control. This commentary underscores their significant contributions to the cognitive theory of anxiety. Based on their findings, we propose a novel training approach called attentional inhibition training (AIT), aimed at improving top-down attentional control to alleviate symptoms of anxiety. Furthermore, we explore the potential application of non-invasive transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) for rapidly enhancing attentional control function.