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This study shows that manipulating proportion congruency (PC) strengthens stimulus-response associations, influencing cognitive control. Brainwave analysis revealed these strengthened associations impact response preparation and conflict resolution.

Keywords:

Cognitive control Lateralized readiness potential Proportion congruency effect Stimulus-response associations Theta band activity

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Background:

Proportion congruency (PC) manipulation can reverse interference effects.
This suggests task-irrelevant stimulus-response (S-R) associations are strengthened and predict responses.
Neural mechanisms of these strengthened S-R associations remain unclear.

Purpose of the Study:

Investigate the neural representation and application of strengthened S-R associations under PC manipulation.
Examine the role of PC in modulating cognitive control using electroencephalography (EEG).

Main Methods:

Employed a between-subjects proportion congruency (PC) paradigm (Hedge and Marsh task).
Utilized electroencephalography (EEG) to record brain activity.
Analyzed behavioral data, event-related potentials (N2, P3b, lateralized readiness potential), and time-frequency data (theta band).

Main Results:

Behavioral data confirmed the reversal of conflict effects under PC manipulation.
EEG revealed PC-related reversal of conflict effects in frontocentral N2 and parietal P3b amplitudes.
Theta band activity (4-8 Hz) in frontocentral sites showed a pronounced PC-related reversal of conflict effects.
Lateralized readiness potential amplitude was higher in the high-PC condition, indicating strengthened spatial S-R associations.

Conclusions:

Strengthened S-R associations due to PC manipulation modulate cognitive control.
These strengthened associations are applied similarly to both short-term and long-term memory spatial S-R associations.
Findings provide insights into the neural basis of cognitive control and associative learning.