Success versus failure in cognitive control: meta-analytic evidence from neuroimaging studies on error processing

Edna C Cieslik1,2, Markus Ullsperger3,4, Martin Gell2,5

  • 1Institute of Systems Neuroscience, Medical Faculty, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany.

Summary

This study reveals that the salience network and temporoparietal junction are crucial for cognitive control during both correct and incorrect responses. Error processing specifically involves the dorsal posterior cingulate cortex, posterior thalamus, and left superior frontal gyrus.