Anterior Cingulate Conflict Monitoring and Adjustments in Control
University of Minnesota · University of Pittsburgh · +4 more institutions
Abstract
Conflict monitoring by the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) has been posited to signal a need for greater cognitive control, producing neural and behavioral adjustments. However, the very occurrence of behavioral adjustments after conflict has been questioned, along with suggestions that there is no direct evidence of ACC conflict-related activity predicting subsequent neural or behavioral adjustments in control. Using the Stroop color-naming task and controlling for repetition effects, we demonstrate that ACC conflict-related activity predicts both greater prefrontal cortex activity and adjustments in behavior, supporting a role of ACC conflict monitoring in the engagement of cognitive control.
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Authors
6- JGJohn G. Kerns
University of Minnesota, University of Pittsburgh, Princeton University, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, University of Missouri
- JDJonathan D. Cohen
University of Minnesota, University of Pittsburgh, Princeton University, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, University of Missouri
- AWAngus W. MacDonald
University of Minnesota, University of Pittsburgh, Princeton University, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, University of Missouri
- RYRaymond Y. Cho
University of Minnesota, University of Pittsburgh, Princeton University, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, University of Missouri
- VAV. Andrew Stenger
University of Minnesota, University of Pittsburgh, Princeton University, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, University of Missouri
Topics & keywords
- Stroop effect
- Anterior cingulate cortex
- Error-related negativity
- Cognition
- Psychology
- Control (management)
- Prefrontal cortex
- Task (project management)