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Theta lingua franca: A common mid‐frontal substrate for action monitoring processes

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Cavanagh, James F., Zambrano‐Vazquez, Laura, Allen, John J. B.·2012·Psychophysiology

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We present evidence that a multitude of mid‐frontal event‐related potential (ERP) components partially reflect a common theta band oscillatory process. Specifically, mid‐frontal ERP components in the N 2 time range and error‐related negativity time range are parsimoniously characterized as reflections of theta band activities. Forty participants completed three different tasks with varying stimulus–response demands. Permutation tests were used to identify the dominant time–frequency responses of stimulus‐ and response‐locked conditions as well as the enhanced responses to novelty, conflict, punishment, and error. A dominant theta band feature was found in all conditions, and both ERP component amplitudes and theta power measures were similarly modulated by novelty, conflict, punishment, and error. The findings support the hypothesis that generic and reactive medial prefrontal cortex processes are parsimoniously reflected by theta band activities.

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Authors
Cavanagh, J. F., Zambrano‐Vazquez, L., & Allen, J. J. B.
Affiliations
University of Arizona (US)
Corresponding author
Cavanagh, James F.
Venue
Psychophysiology
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2011-09-26
Volume
49
Issue
2
Pages
220-238
ISSN
  • 0048-5772 (ISSN-L)
  • 1469-8986
OpenAlex
W2113174266
Cited by
651
References
118
Citations by year
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FWCI
11.54
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Psychophysiology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
National Institute of Mental Health (R01MH066902, F31MH082560)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural dynamics and brain function
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Free Will and Agency
Keywords
theta oscillations, action monitoring, error-related negativity, N2 component, medial prefrontal cortex, stimulus-response conflict, novelty, punishment, error detection, time-frequency analysis
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Electroencephalography, Evoked Potentials, Female, Frontal Lobe, Humans, Male, Probability Learning, Psychomotor Performance, Reaction Time, Reinforcement, Psychology, Theta Rhythm, Young Adult

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