Task-related dissociation in ERN amplitude as a function of obsessive–compulsive symptoms

Gründler, Theo O.J.; Cavanagh, James F.; Figueroa, Christina M.; Frank, Michael J.; Allen, John J.B.

doi:10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2009.03.010

Task-related dissociation in ERN amplitude as a function of obsessive–compulsive symptoms

Hyperactive cortico-striatal circuits including the Anterior Cingulate Cortex (ACC) have been implicated to underlie obtrusive thoughts and repetitive behaviors in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD). Larger Error-Related Negativities (ERNs) in OCD patients during simple flanker tasks have been p…