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Error negativity on correct trials: a reexamination of available data

Vidal, F, Burle, B, Bonnet, M, Grapperon, J, Hasbroucq, T·2003·Biological Psychology

Abstract

The error negativity, an EEG wave observed when subjects commit an error in a choice reaction time (RT) task, is often considered as a sign of error detection. Recently, reports of Ne-like waves on correct responses did challenge this interpretation. It has been proposed, however, that these Ne-like waves result either from an artifactual contamination of response-locked activities by stimulus-locked ones, or from an implicit monitoring of the time elapsing during the RT. Our aim was to reprocess published data: (1) to compare the shape and amplitude of EMG-locked and stimulus-locked ERPs on correct trials, and (2) to compare the size of the EMG-locked Ne-like waves obtained on fast and slow trials. The results neither support the artifact hypothesis nor the RT monitoring one. Therefore, it seems that the Ne-like waves observed on correct trials do correspond to a Ne, which suggests that the Ne has a broader significance than just error detection.

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Authors
Vidal, F., Burle, B., Bonnet, M., Grapperon, J., & Hasbroucq, T.
Affiliations
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (FR)
Corresponding author
Vidal, F
Venue
Biological Psychology
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2003-11
Volume
64
Issue
3
Pages
265-282
ISSN
0301-0511 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2162919425
Cited by
177
References
28
Citations by year
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3.42
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
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  • Biological Psychology (publishedVersion)
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Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Free Will and Agency
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces
Keywords
error-related negativity, CORRECT trial, error detection, choice reaction time, event-related potentials, reaction time
MeSH terms
Adult, Electroencephalography, Electromyography, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Reaction Time, Task Performance and Analysis, Time Factors, Reproducibility of Results, Artifacts

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