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Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Psychology
  • Neuroscience

Background:

  • The late positive complex (LPC) is an electrophysiological marker often studied in cognitive tasks.
  • Its precise functional significance, particularly in relation to conflict processing, remains under investigation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the functional significance of the late positive complex (LPC) in the context of the Stroop task.
  • To differentiate between response-related conflict and perceptual conflict as sources of LPC generation.

Main Methods:

  • 22 participants completed a classical Stroop task and a Rotation judgment task.
  • Stimuli involved color words with congruent (CON) and incongruent (INCON) ink colors.
  • Electrophysiological data (N450, LPC) and behavioral data (reaction time, accuracy) were recorded.

Main Results:

  • In the Stroop task, incongruence led to slower reaction times and larger LPC, consistent with previous findings.
  • In the Rotation task, incongruence elicited a larger LPC without affecting reaction time or accuracy.
  • This dissociation suggests the LPC is sensitive to perceptual conflict independent of response demands.

Conclusions:

  • The late positive complex (LPC) may reflect perceptual conflict processing.
  • Findings suggest the LPC is not solely driven by response inhibition or task difficulty.
  • The study provides evidence for the role of LPC in detecting and processing stimulus-level conflict.