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The Electrophysiological Dynamics of Interference during the Stroop Task

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Hanslmayr, Simon, Pastötter, Bernhard, Bäuml, Karl-Heinz, Gruber, Sieglinde, Wimber, Maria, Klimesch, Wolfgang·2008·Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience
DOI 10.1162/jocn.2008.20020
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If subjects are required to name the color of the word red printed in blue ink, interference between word meaning and ink color occurs, which slows down reaction time. This effect is well known as the Stroop effect. It is still an unresolved issue how the brain deals with interference in this type of task. To explore this question, an electroencephalogram (EEG) study was carried out. By analyzing several measures of EEG activity, two main findings emerged. First, the event-related potential (ERP) showed increased fronto-central negativity in a time window around 400 msec for incongruent items in contrast to congruent and neutral items. Source localization analysis revealed that a source in the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) contributed most to the difference. Second, time-frequency analysis showed that theta oscillations (4–7 Hz) in the ACC increased linearly with increasing interference and that phase coupling between the ACC and the left prefrontal cortex was longer persistent for incongruent items compared to congruent and neutral items. These effects occurred at a time window around 600 msec. We conclude that interference between color naming and word meaning in the Stroop task manifests itself at around 400 msec and mainly activates the ACC. Thereafter, sustained phase coupling between the ACC and the prefrontal cortex occurs, which most likely reflects the engagement of cognitive control mechanisms.

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Authors
Hanslmayr, S., Pastötter, B., Bäuml, K.-H., Gruber, S., Wimber, M., & Klimesch, W.
Affiliations
  • University of Regensburg (DE)
  • University of Salzburg (AT)
ORCID
Venue
Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience
Publisher
MIT Press - Journals
Published
2008-02-01
Volume
20
Issue
2
Pages
215-225
ISSN
  • 0898-929X (ISSN-L)
  • 1530-8898
DOI
10.1162/jocn.2008.20020
OpenAlex
W4233703573
Cited by
510
References
50
Citations by year
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FWCI
7.33
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Licence
other-oa
Locations
  • Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • ENLIGHTEN (Jurnal Bimbingan dan Konseling Islam) (submittedVersion)
  • University of Regensburg Publication Server (University of Regensburg) (submittedVersion)
  • University of Birmingham Research Portal (University of Birmingham) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
Funders
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (FOR-448)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural dynamics and brain function
Keywords
Stroop interference, interference, cognitive control, anterior cingulate cortex, prefrontal cortex, theta oscillations, phase coupling, event-related potentials, source localization, time-frequency analysis
MeSH terms
Adult, Analysis of Variance, Attention, Cerebral Cortex, Color Perception, Cortical Synchronization, Discrimination, Psychological, Evoked Potentials, Female, Field Dependence-Independence, Humans, Inhibition, Psychological, Male, Photic Stimulation, Reading, Reference Values, Comprehension

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