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Decreased Conflict- and Error-Related Activity in the Anterior Cingulate Cortex in Subjects With Schizophrenia

Kerns, John G., Cohen, Jonathan D., MacDonald, Angus W., Johnson, Melissa K., Stenger, V. Andrew, Aizenstein, Howard, Carter, Cameron S.·2005·American Journal of Psychiatry

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: People with schizophrenia have exhibited reduced functional activity in the anterior cingulate cortex during the performance of many types of cognitive tasks and during the commission of errors. According to conflict theory, the anterior cingulate cortex is involved in the monitoring of response conflict, acting as a signal for a need for greater cognitive control. This study examined whether impaired conflict monitoring in people with schizophrenia could underlie reduced anterior cingulate activity during both correct task performance and error-related activity. METHOD: Functional activity in the anterior cingulate of 13 schizophrenia patients and 13 healthy comparison subjects was investigated by using event-related fMRI and a Stroop task that allowed simultaneous examination of activity during both conflict (incongruent trials) and error (commission of error trials). RESULTS: In the presence of comparable reaction time measures for conflict as well as comparable error rates, the schizophrenia subjects showed both decreased conflict- and error-related activity in the same region of the anterior cingulate cortex. Moreover, those with schizophrenia did not exhibit significant post-conflict or post-error behavioral adjustments. CONCLUSIONS: Concurrently reduced conflict- and error-related activity in the anterior cingulate cortex along with reduced trial-to-trial adjustments in performance has not previously been reported in schizophrenia. The current results suggest that impaired conflict monitoring by the anterior cingulate cortex might play an important role in contributing to cognitive control deficits in patients with schizophrenia.

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Authors
Kerns, J. G., Cohen, J. D., MacDonald, A. W., Johnson, M. K., Stenger, V. A., Aizenstein, H., & Carter, C. S.
Affiliations
  • University of California, Davis (US)
  • University of Minnesota (US)
Venue
American Journal of Psychiatry
Published
2005-10-01
Volume
162
Issue
10
Pages
1833-1839
ISSN
  • 0002-953X (ISSN-L)
  • 1535-7228
OpenAlex
W2112138490
Cited by
336
References
34
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FWCI
12.63
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • American Journal of Psychiatry (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
National Institute of Mental Health (MH 059883, R01MH059883, K02MH064190, K02 MH64190)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Schizophrenia research and treatment
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
Keywords
schizophrenia, anterior cingulate cortex, conflict monitoring, cognitive control deficits, Stroop task, response conflict, event-related fMRI
MeSH terms
Adult, Cognition Disorders, Conflict, Psychological, Evoked Potentials, Female, Gyrus Cinguli, Humans, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Male, Neuropsychological Tests, Psychomotor Performance, Schizophrenia, Schizophrenic Psychology

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