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Error negativity and response control.

Patricia E Pailing1, Sidney J Segalowitz, Jane Dywan

  • 1Department of Psychology, University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.

Psychophysiology
|September 6, 2002
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Faster errors in tasks may indicate impulsivity. However, a larger error negativity (Ne/ERN) brain response correlated with better response control, suggesting a link between error detection and self-regulation.

Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Psychophysiology
  • Behavioral Science

Background:

  • Errors in simple tasks are often faster than correct responses, suggesting impulsive behavior.
  • The error negativity (Ne/ERN) is an event-related potential linked to error detection.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the relationship between Ne/ERN and behavioral measures of response control.
  • To explore how Ne/ERN amplitude and latency relate to impulsivity and error rates.

Main Methods:

  • Response-locked event-related potentials (ERPs) were recorded from 17 young adults.
  • Participants completed a visual flanker task.
  • Behavioral data included response times (RT) for correct and incorrect trials and percentage of errors.

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Main Results:

  • Participants were faster on error trials, confirming previous findings.
  • Larger Ne/ERN peak amplitudes were associated with smaller RT differences between error and correct trials, indicating better response control.
  • Longer Ne/ERN latencies correlated positively with a higher percentage of errors.

Conclusions:

  • The Ne/ERN may reflect an underlying monitoring system involved in response control.
  • Findings suggest Ne/ERN activity is closely linked to individual differences in impulsivity and self-regulation.