Mental ability, P300, and mismatch negativity: Analysis of frequency and duration discrimination

Troche, Stefan J.; Houlihan, Michael; Stelmack, Robert M.; Rammsayer, Thomas

doi:10.1016/j.intell.2009.03.002

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“…Single-trial P3 amplitudes were calculated at the following four electrodes typically investigated in condition-based P3 ERP research: FCz, Cz, CPz, and Pz (Mecklinger and Ullsperger, 1993; Troche et al, 2009). These electrodes were chosen to allow investigation of the effects of belief update on the topographically distinct P3a (fronto-central) and P3b (parietal) subcomponents of the P3 (for review of P3 subcomponents, see Polich, 2007).…”

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Single-Trial Event-Related Potential Correlates of Belief Updating

Bennett

Murawski

Bode

2015

eneuro

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Belief updating—the process by which an agent alters an internal model of its environment—is a core function of the CNS. Recent theory has proposed broad principles by which belief updating might operate, but more precise details of its implementation in the human brain remain unclear. In order to address this question, we studied how two components of the human event-related potential encoded different aspects of belief updating. Participants completed a novel perceptual learning task while electroencephalography was recorded. Participants learned the mapping between the contrast of a dynamic visual stimulus and a monetary reward and updated their beliefs about a target contrast on each trial. A Bayesian computational model was formulated to estimate belief states at each trial and was used to quantify the following two variables: belief update size and belief uncertainty. Robust single-trial regression was used to assess how these model-derived variables were related to the amplitudes of the P3 and the stimulus-preceding negativity (SPN), respectively. Results showed a positive relationship between belief update size and P3 amplitude at one fronto-central electrode, and a negative relationship between SPN amplitude and belief uncertainty at a left central and a right parietal electrode. These results provide evidence that belief update size and belief uncertainty have distinct neural signatures that can be tracked in single trials in specific ERP components. This, in turn, provides evidence that the cognitive mechanisms underlying belief updating in humans can be described well within a Bayesian framework.

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Single-Trial Event-Related Potential Correlates of Belief Updating

Bennett

Murawski

Bode

2015

eneuro

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“…These findings clearly indicate that TRP may reflect a basic brain mechanism involved in psychometric intelligence. Support for this view can also be derived from the finding that the relation between temporal information processing and psychometric intelligence is also observable at a very early, pre-attentive level of processing as indicated by the mismatch negativity in the electroencephalography (Troche, Houlihan, Stelmack, & Rammsayer, 2009).…”

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The influence of temporal resolution power and working memory capacity on psychometric intelligence

Troche

Rammsayer

2009

Intelligence

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“…Most current research on RT-ability correlations emphasizes the role of one or more lower-order constructs in explaining the relationship. The most prominent account appeals 2 of 18 | MCKINNEY aNd EULER to variation in neural information processing speed (Jensen, 2006) and is supported by an inverse relation between cognitive ability and ERP latencies (Bazana & Stelmack, 2002;Beauchamp & Stelmack, 2006;Jaušovec & Jaušovec, 2000;de Pascalis, Varriale, Fulco, & Fracasso, 2014;de Pascalis, Varriale, & Matteoli, 2008;Schubert, Hagemann, Voss, Schankin, & Bergmann, 2015;Troche, Houlihan, Stelmack, & Rammsayer, 2009). Indeed, one recent study suggested that variation in the speed of later ERP components (the P200 and later) can explain more than 80% of the variance in general intelligence using factor analytic approaches (Schubert, Hagemann, & Frischkorn, 2017).…”

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Neural anticipatory mechanisms predict faster reaction times and higher fluid intelligence

McKinney

Euler

2019

Psychophysiology

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Higher cognitive ability is reliably linked to better performance on chronometric tasks (i.e., faster reaction times, RT), yet the neural basis of these effects remains unclear. Anticipatory processes represent compelling yet understudied potential mechanisms of these effects, which may facilitate performance through reducing the uncertainty surrounding the temporal onset of stimuli (temporal uncertainty) and/or facilitating motor readiness despite uncertainty about impending target locations (target uncertainty). Specifically, the contingent negative variation (CNV) represents a compelling candidate mechanism of anticipatory motor planning, while the alpha oscillation is thought to be sensitive to temporal contingencies in perceptual systems. The current study undertook a secondary analysis of a large data set (n = 91) containing choice RT, cognitive ability, and EEG measurements to help clarify these issues. Single‐trial EEG analysis in conjunction with mixed‐effects modeling revealed that higher fluid intelligence corresponded to faster RT on average. When considered together, temporal and target uncertainty moderated the RT‐ability relationship, with higher ability being associated with greater resilience to both types of uncertainty. Target uncertainty attenuated the amplitude of the CNV for all participants, but higher ability individuals were more resilient to this effect. Similarly, only higher ability individuals showed increased prestimulus alpha power (at left‐lateralized sites) during longer, more easily anticipated interstimulus intervals. Collectively, these findings emphasize top‐down anticipatory processes as likely contributors to chronometry‐ability correlations.

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Mental ability, P300, and mismatch negativity: Analysis of frequency and duration discrimination

Cited by 41 publications

References 43 publications

Single-Trial Event-Related Potential Correlates of Belief Updating

Single-Trial Event-Related Potential Correlates of Belief Updating

The influence of temporal resolution power and working memory capacity on psychometric intelligence

Neural anticipatory mechanisms predict faster reaction times and higher fluid intelligence

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