Conditioning automatic inhibition task: Introducing a novel task to associate automatic inhibition with specific cues

Hochman, Shachar; Leshem, Shahaf; Henik, Avishai; Kalanthroff, Eyal

doi:10.1016/j.jneumeth.2020.108809

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“…The original rationale for this order was to avoid physical activity’s influence on subsequent cognitive performance, as single bouts of aerobic [ 48 ] or resistance exercise [ 49 ] have been shown to alter cognitive performance. However, recent work has shown that inhibitory control can be trained, and that this learning can generalize to untrained inhibitory tasks [ 50 ]. This suggests that our participants may have been primed for improved inhibitory capacity in the balance task by first completing the SST.…”

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Relationship between Speed of Response Inhibition and Ability to Suppress a Step in Midlife and Older Adults

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In young adults, performance on a test of response inhibition was recently found to be correlated with performance on a reactive balance test where automated stepping responses must occasionally be inhibited. The present study aimed to determine whether this relationship holds true in older adults, wherein response inhibition is typically deficient and the control of postural equilibrium presents a greater challenge. Ten participants (50+ years of age) completed a seated cognitive test (stop signal task) followed by a reactive balance test. Reactive balance was assessed using a modified lean-and-release system where participants were required to step to regain balance following perturbation, or suppress a step if an obstacle was present. The stop signal task is a standardized cognitive test that provides a measure of the speed of response inhibition called the Stop Signal Reaction Time (SSRT). Muscle responses in the legs were compared between conditions where a step was allowed or blocked to quantify response inhibition of the step. The SSRT was significantly related to leg muscle suppression during balance recovery in the stance leg. Thus, participants that were better at inhibiting their responses in the stop signal task were also better at inhibiting an unwanted leg response in favor of grasping a supportive handle. The relationship between a seated cognitive test using finger responses and leg muscle suppression when a step was blocked indicates a context-independent, generalized capacity for response inhibition. This suggests that a simple cognitive test such as the stop signal task could be used clinically to predict an individual’s capacity for adapting balance reactions and fall risk. The present results provide support for future studies, with larger samples, to verify this relationship between stop signal reaction time and leg response during balance recovery.

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Relationship between Speed of Response Inhibition and Ability to Suppress a Step in Midlife and Older Adults

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“…While originally designed to assess inhibitory control, researchers have employed this task, and similar ones, to create a new 'learned' reflexes by associating target stimuli with inhibition [ 46 ]. For instance, Hochman et al [ 18 ] manipulated the proportion of specific trials that necessitated inhibition. This was done by ensuring that a high proportion of the conditioned stimulus (e.g., a green circle) was consistently followed by a stop-signal, which indicated to the participant the need for inhibition.…”

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Fostering positive attitudes toward food in individuals with restrained eating: the impact of flexible food-related inhibition

Berebbi,

Naftalovich,

Weinbach

et al. 2024

J Eat Disord

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Individuals exhibiting restrained eating behaviors demonstrate increased inhibitory control when exposed to food-related stimuli, indicating the presence of an automatic food-inhibition association. Existing literature proposes that this association contributes to the devaluation of food within this population. Efforts to disrupt this association by promoting the complete elimination of the inhibition of food responses have resulted in increased food consumption but have also led to heightened food-related anxiety in individuals with restrained eating behaviors. In the current investigation, we investigated whether a novel flexible food response/inhibition computerized task could yield favorable changes in attitudes toward food in individuals with restrained eating. We randomly assigned 78 females who engage in restrained eating to one of three training groups. In the flexible response/inhibition group, participants were instructed to equally inhibit or respond to food stimuli. In the response group, participants consistently responded to food stimuli, while in the inhibition group, participants consistently inhibited their response to food cues. Implicit attitudes toward food were assessed both before and after the manipulation. To examine the stability of the effect of the training, participants also engaged in a seemingly unrelated bogus taste test. Our results revealed that only the flexible response/inhibition group demonstrated a significant improvement in positive attitudes toward high-calorie foods after eating, while there were no observable changes in negative attitudes among the other two groups. These findings suggest that promoting a balance between the responding and inhibiting responses to food stimuli can increase positive attitudes toward food amongst individuals with restrained eating.

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Inhibitory control training and transcranial direct current stimulation of the pre-supplementary motor area: behavioral gains and transfer effects

Zhou

Xuan

2022

Exp Brain Res

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Conditioning automatic inhibition task: Introducing a novel task to associate automatic inhibition with specific cues

Cited by 4 publications

References 28 publications

Relationship between Speed of Response Inhibition and Ability to Suppress a Step in Midlife and Older Adults

Relationship between Speed of Response Inhibition and Ability to Suppress a Step in Midlife and Older Adults

Fostering positive attitudes toward food in individuals with restrained eating: the impact of flexible food-related inhibition

Inhibitory control training and transcranial direct current stimulation of the pre-supplementary motor area: behavioral gains and transfer effects

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