Journal article
Executive function and error detection: The effect of motivation on cingulate and ventral striatum activity
C Simões-Franklin, R Hester, M Shpaner, JJ Foxe, H Garavan
Human Brain Mapping | Published : 2010
DOI: 10.1002/hbm.20879
Abstract
Reacting appropriately to errors during task performance is fundamental to successful negotiation of our environment. This is especially true when errors will result in a significant penalty for the person performing a given task, be they financial or otherwise. Error responses and monitoring states were manipulated in a GO/NOGO task by introducing a financial punishment for errors. This study employed a mixed block design alternating between punishment and no punishment (neutral) conditions, enabling an assessment of tonic changes associated with cognitive control as well as trialspecific effects. Behavioural results revealed slower responses and fewer commission errors in the punishment co..
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Funding Acknowledgements
Contract grant sponsor: Irish Research Council for Science, Engineering, and Technology (IRCSET); Contract grant number: PD/2004/29; Contract grant sponsor: US National Institute of Drug Addiction (NIDA); Contract grant number: RO1 DA14100; Contract grant sponsor: US National Institute of Mental Health (NIME); Contract grant number: RO1 MH65350; Contract grant sponsor: Center for Advanced Brian Imaging at the Nathan Kline Institute.