Deconstructing the functional significance of the error-related negativity (ERN) and midline frontal theta oscillations using stepwise time-locking and single-trial response dynamics

Kieffaber, Paul D.; Osborne, Juston; Norton, Emily; Hilimire, Matthew R.

doi:10.1016/j.neuroimage.2023.120113

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“…ERN is larger (i.e., more negative) for error trials than for correct trials. Despite little consensus on the functional significance of ERN (Clayson, Kappenman, Gehring, et al, 2021), theories converge to suggest that ERN reflects activity of a performance-monitoring system that supports behavioral adjustments in line with the goals of a task (Botvinick et al, 2001;Eysenck et al, 2023;Falkenstein et al, 1991;Gehring et al, 1993;Kieffaber et al, 2023;Larson et al, 2012;LoTemplio et al, 2023;Yeung et al, 2004).…”

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Task-Specific Relationships Between Error-Related ERPs and Behavior: Flanker, Stroop, and Go/Nogo Tasks

Park,

Holbrook,

Lutz

et al. 2024

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Performance monitoring has been widely studied during different forced-choice response tasks. Participants typically show longer response times (RTs) and increased accuracy following errors, but there are inconsistencies regarding the connection between error-related event-related brain potentials (ERPs) and behavior, such as RT and accuracy. The specific task in any given study could contribute to these inconsistencies, as different tasks may require distinct cognitive processes that impact ERP-behavior relationships. The present study sought to determine whether task moderates ERP-behavior relationships and whether these relationships are robustly observed when tasks and stimuli are treated as random effects. ERPs and behavioral indices (RTs, accuracy) recorded during flanker, Stroop, and Go/Nogo tasks from 180 people demonstrated a task-specific effect on ERP-behavior relationships, such that larger previous-trial error-related negativity (ERN) predicted longer RTs and greater likelihood of a correct response on subsequent trials during flanker and Stroop tasks but not during Go/Nogo task. Additionally, larger previous-trial error positivity (Pe) predicted faster RTs and smaller variances of RTs on subsequent trials for Stroop and Go/Nogo tasks but not for flanker task. When tasks and stimuli were treated as random effects, ERP-behavior relationships were not observed. These findings support the need to consider the task used for recording performance monitoring measures when interpreting results across studies.

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Task-Specific Relationships Between Error-Related ERPs and Behavior: Flanker, Stroop, and Go/Nogo Tasks

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Holbrook,

Lutz

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“…However, these data were mainly based on FM-theta 10.3389/fnhum.2023.1116890 spontaneous induction during cognitive task performance. When using signal processing techniques and, especially, when it is evoked by events (Mitchell et al, 2008) using time-locked paradigms (Doppelmayr et al, 2000;Kieffaber et al, 2023), its occurrence is larger.…”

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Would frontal midline theta indicate cognitive changes induced by non-invasive brain stimulation? A mini review

Nakamura-Palacios

Júnior

Anders

et al. 2023

Front. Hum. Neurosci.

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To the best of our knowledge, neurophysiological markers indicating changes induced by non-invasive brain stimulation (NIBS) on cognitive performance, especially one of the most investigated under these procedures, working memory (WM), are little known. Here, we will briefly introduce frontal midline theta (FM-theta) oscillation (4–8 Hz) as a possible indicator for NIBS effects on WM processing. Electrophysiological recordings of FM-theta oscillation seem to originate in the medial frontal cortex and the anterior cingulate cortex, but they may be driven more subcortically. FM-theta has been acknowledged to occur during memory and emotion processing, and it has been related to WM and sustained attention. It mainly occurs in the frontal region during a delay period, in which specific information previously shown is no longer perceived and must be manipulated to allow a later (delayed) response and observed in posterior regions during information maintenance. Most NIBS studies investigating effects on cognitive performance have used n-back tasks that mix manipulation and maintenance processes. Thus, if considering FM-theta as a potential neurophysiological indicator for NIBS effects on different WM components, adequate cognitive tasks should be considered to better address the complexity of WM processing. Future research should also evaluate the potential use of FM-theta as an index of the therapeutic effects of NIBS intervention on neuropsychiatric disorders, especially those involving the ventral medial prefrontal cortex and cognitive dysfunctions.

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Task-specific relationships between error-related ERPs and behavior: Flanker, Stroop, and Go/Nogo tasks

Park,

Holbrook,

Lutz

et al. 2024

International Journal of Psychophysiology

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Deconstructing the functional significance of the error-related negativity (ERN) and midline frontal theta oscillations using stepwise time-locking and single-trial response dynamics

Cited by 3 publications

References 74 publications

Task-Specific Relationships Between Error-Related ERPs and Behavior: Flanker, Stroop, and Go/Nogo Tasks

Task-Specific Relationships Between Error-Related ERPs and Behavior: Flanker, Stroop, and Go/Nogo Tasks

Would frontal midline theta indicate cognitive changes induced by non-invasive brain stimulation? A mini review

Task-specific relationships between error-related ERPs and behavior: Flanker, Stroop, and Go/Nogo tasks

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