Frontal theta predicts specific cognitive control-induced behavioural changes beyond general reaction time slowing
| Autor: | Frini Karayanidis, Patrick S. Cooper, Patrick Skippen, James F. Cavanagh, Aaron S. W. Wong, Samuel McLellan-Hall, Montana McKewen |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Male Task switching Adolescent Cognitive Neuroscience Theta activity Prefrontal Cortex Theta power 050105 experimental psychology Executive Function Young Adult 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Reaction Time Humans 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Longitudinal Studies Theta Rhythm Control (linguistics) 05 social sciences Electroencephalography Cognition Large cohort Pattern Recognition Visual Neurology Female Cues Psychology Neuroscience Psychomotor Performance 030217 neurology & neurosurgery |
| Zdroj: | NeuroImage. 189:130-140 |
| ISSN: | 1053-8119 |
| Popis: | Investigations into the neurophysiological underpinnings of control suggest that frontal theta activity is increased with the need for control. However, these studies typically show this link by reporting associations between increased theta and RT slowing – a process that is contemporaneous with cognitive control but does not strictly reflect the specific use of control. In this study, we assessed frontal theta responses that underpinned the switch cost in task switching – a specific index of cognitive control that does not rely exclusively on RT slowing. Here, we utilised a single-trial regression approach to assess 1) how cognitive control demands beyond simple RT slowing were linked to midfrontal theta and 2) whether midfrontal theta effects remained stable over time. In a large cohort that included a longitudinal subsample, we found that midfrontal theta was modulated by switch costs, with enhanced theta power when preparing to switch vs. repeating a task. These effects were reliable after a two-year interval (Cronbach's α.39-0.74). In contrast, we found that trial-by-trial modulations of midfrontal theta power predicted the size of the switch cost – so that switch trials with increased theta produced smaller switch costs. Interestingly, these relationships between theta and behaviour were less stable over time (Cronbach's α 0-0.61), with participants first using both delta and theta bands to influence behaviour whereas after two years only theta associations with behaviour remained. Together, these findings suggest midfrontal theta supports the need for control beyond simple RT slowing and reveal that midfrontal theta effects remain relatively stable over time. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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