Theta EEG dynamics of the error-related negativity

Trujillo, Logan; Allen, John J. B.

doi:10.1016/j.clinph.2006.11.009

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“…Recently however, a considerably amount of research has investigated the link between dynamic, task-related theta activity and feedback and error processing. Event-related increases in theta power and theta phase synchrony after a response error (Luu et al, 2004;Trujillo and Allen, 2007) or after feedback (Cavanagh et al, 2010;Kamarajan et al, 2008;Marco-Pallares et al, 2008) have been repeatedly reported.…”

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“…Moreover, it has been proposed that FRN and ERN to a large extent reflect average phaselocked theta responses (Cohen et al, 2007;Luu et al, 2004;Trujillo and Allen, 2007). It should be noted that the negative relationship between FRN amplitude and baseline theta power (as presently found) cannot simply be an artifact of phase-locking of baseline theta activity after feedback.…”

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Baseline EEG theta/beta ratio and punishment sensitivity as biomarkers for feedback-related negativity (FRN) and risk-taking

Massar¹,

Rossi²,

Schutter³

et al. 2012

Clinical Neurophysiology

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Objective. Feedback-related negativity (FRN) is associated with reinforcement learning and punishment sensitivity. Furthermore, reinforcement learning proficiency can be predicted from pre-task baseline EEG theta/beta ratio. In this study it was examined whether there was a relation between baseline theta/beta ratio in rest and FRN amplitude during a gambling task, and if such a correlation would be related to theta activity or to beta activity.Methods. Baseline EEG and a self-report measure of punishment sensitivity (BIS) were obtained from 52 healthy volunteers. FRN was recorded during a gambling task.Results. FRN amplitude was negatively correlated with theta/beta ratio in high BIS individuals. Furthermore, source localization indicated that baseline theta activity generated in the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) accounted for this correlation. For low BIS individuals no correlation was found.Conclusion. An association between high baseline theta/beta ratio with low amplitude FRN and high risk-taking can be found in individuals who are sufficiently sensitive to punishments. This relationship is carried mostly by baseline theta activity, but not by beta activity.Significance: This link between baseline brain activity, self-report measures and feedback processing may contribute to further understanding the biological basis of conditions that are accompanied by abnormal theta/beta ratio and reward processing, such as attention deficit hyper activity disorder (ADHD).Key words: Feedback-Related Negativity, Baseline EEG, theta/beta ratio, Behavioral Inhibition System, risk taking, source localization 3 Highlights:Baseline EEG theta/beta ratio is associated with decreased feedback-related negativity and increased risk-taking during a gambling task.This association is only present in individuals with sufficiently high punishment sensitivity (BIS).Theta activity that is associated with decreased feedback-related negativity and increased risk-taking during a gambling task originates from the anterior cingulate cortex.4

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Baseline EEG theta/beta ratio and punishment sensitivity as biomarkers for feedback-related negativity (FRN) and risk-taking

Massar¹,

Rossi²,

Schutter³

et al. 2012

Clinical Neurophysiology

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“…Theta dynamics in the MFC relates to focused attention, working memory and action control (Klimesch, 1999;Klimesch et al, 2001;Sauseng et al, 2004;Gevins and Smith, 2000;Buzsáki and Draguhn, 2004), particularly error monitoring and feedback processing in both human (Trujillo and Allen, 2007;Cavanagh, Cohen, and Allen, 2009;Cohen et al, 2008;Wang et al, 2005) and primates (Tsujimoto et al, 2010;Womelsdorf et al, 2010;Kuwabara et al, 2014), and organize cross-regional brain interactions for cognitive control processes (Cohen and Cavanagh, 2011;Cohen et al, 2009). Further studies report the MFC theta as a common temporal neural pattern during endogenous and exogenous monitoring processes (Cavanagh, ZambranoVazquez, and Allen, 2012;Ullsperger et al, 2014).…”

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“…EEG activity after self-generated errors exhibits responselocked theta band modulations at the ACC (Luu, Flaisch, and Tucker, 2000;Trujillo and Allen, 2007;Cavanagh, Zambrano-Vazquez, and Allen, 2012). This region is believed to coordinate local and distant functional brain connectivity with other cortices for monitoring error events (Luu, Flaisch, and Tucker, 2000;Ullsperger and von Cramon, 2001;Brown and Braver, 2005).…”

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Discriminant brain connectivity patterns of performance monitoring at average and single-trial levels

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Electrophysiological and neuroimaging evidence suggest the existence of common mechanisms for monitoring erroneous events, independent of the source of errors. Previous works have described modulations of theta activity in the medial frontal cortex elicited by either self-generated errors or erroneous feedback. In turn, similar patterns have recently been reported to appear after the observation of external errors. We report cross-regional interactions after observation of errors at both average and single-trial levels. We recorded scalp electroencephalography (EEG) signals from 15 subjects while monitoring the movement of a cursor on a computer screen. Connectivity patterns, estimated using multivariate auto-regressive models, show increased error-related modulations of the information transfer in the theta and alpha bands between frontocentral and frontolateral areas. Conversely, a decrease of connectivity in the beta band is also observed. These network patterns are similar to those elicited by self-generated errors. However, since no motor response is required, they appear to be related to intrinsic mechanisms of error processing, instead of being linked to co-activation of motor areas. Noticeably, we demonstrate that cross-regional interaction patterns can be estimated on a trial-by-trial basis. These trial-specific patterns, consistent with the multi-trial analysis, convey discriminant information on whether a trial was elicited by observation of an erroneous action. Overall, our study supports the role of frequency-specific modulations in the medial frontal cortex in coordinating cross-regional activity during cognitive monitoring at a single-trial basis.

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“…Based on findings suggesting that phase synchronization between brain regions is one mechanism by which different brain regions within a functional network interact (Engel and Singer, 2001;Varela et al, 2001;Fries, 2005), Cavanagh et al (2009) examined scalp-recorded medial frontal theta activity (4-8 Hz; the frequency band thought to underlie the generation of the ERN; Luu et al, 2004;Trujillo and Allen, 2007) following the commission of errors. In this study, errors were associated with increased phase synchronization between electrodes over the ACC/mPFC and those over lPFC regions.…”

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Sending mixed signals: worry is associated with enhanced initial error processing but reduced call for subsequent cognitive control

Moran

Bernat

Aviyente

et al. 2015

Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience

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Worry is reliably associated with overactive action-monitoring processes as measured by the error-related negativity (ERN). However, worry is not associated with error-related behavioral adjustments which are typically used to infer increased cognitive control following errors. We hypothesized that this disconnect between overactive action monitoring and unimproved post-error adjustments in worriers is the result of reduced functional integration between medial and lateral prefrontal regions during generation of the ERN, understood to have an important role in mediating controlled processing. To test this, we examined ERN amplitude and interchannel phase synchrony extracted from scalp-recorded electroencephalographic data during error processing in 77 undergraduates who performed a Flankers task. Correlational and path analytic results demonstrated that worry was related to both an enlarged ERN and reduced phase synchrony. Although not directly related to post-error behavioral adjustments, results also revealed that worry was indirectly related to poor post-error adjustments through its association with reduced phase synchrony. Therefore, worry seems to affect multiple components of the action-monitoring system. It is related not just with the initial response to the error, but also with the transmission of information between networks involved in cognitive control processes.

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Theta EEG dynamics of the error-related negativity

Cited by 279 publications

References 35 publications

Baseline EEG theta/beta ratio and punishment sensitivity as biomarkers for feedback-related negativity (FRN) and risk-taking

Baseline EEG theta/beta ratio and punishment sensitivity as biomarkers for feedback-related negativity (FRN) and risk-taking

Discriminant brain connectivity patterns of performance monitoring at average and single-trial levels

Sending mixed signals: worry is associated with enhanced initial error processing but reduced call for subsequent cognitive control

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