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  • Individual differences in working memory capacity impact cognitive control.
  • Understanding neural responses to errors is crucial for explaining these differences.

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  • To investigate how working memory capacity influences information processing after errors.
  • To examine the neural correlates of error processing in relation to working memory.

Main Methods:

  • Participants were categorized into high and low working memory capacity groups using the Operation Span Task.
  • A flanker task under speed and accuracy stress was employed to elicit errors.
  • Event-related potentials (ERPs) and behavioral data were recorded.

Main Results:

  • The error-related negativity (ERN) was significantly larger in the high working memory capacity group.
  • The positivity following an error (Pe) showed greater modulation by speed-accuracy demands in the high working memory capacity group.

Conclusions:

  • Working memory capacity influences the neural processing of errors.
  • These findings elucidate the neural bases of individual differences in cognitive control and error monitoring.