Lifespan Differences in Electrophysiological Correlates of Early Monitoring and Late Evaluative Processes of Choice-Outcome Contingency: Differential Roles of Feedback-Related Negativity and Feedback-Related Positivity

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Event Abstract Back to Event Lifespan Differences in Electrophysiological Correlates of Early Monitoring and Late Evaluative Processes of Choice-Outcome Contingency: Differential Roles of Feedback-Related Negativity and Feedback-Related Positivity Dorothea Hämmerer1*, Guido Biele2, Marios Philiastides3, Sascha Schröder4, Victor Müller1, Ulman Lindenberger1 and Shu-Chen Li1 1 Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Lifespan Psychology, Germany 2 Freie Universität Berlin, Department of Education and Psychology, Germany 3 Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Research Group "Neurocognition of Decision-Making", Germany 4 Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Educational Research, Germany The aim of the study was to investigate lifespan differences in ERPs of early monitoring (N2 or feedback-related negativity) and late evaluative (P3 or feedback-related positivity) processes during reinforcement learning. Previous evidence suggests that the P3 amplitude to feedback is larger when the perceived choice-outcome contingency is low (e.g., Tueting, 1970, Eppinger, et al. 2008). By fitting a reinforcement learning model (cf., Krugel et al. 2009) to the behavioural data at the individual level, we investigated whether prediction errors (PEs) are differentially related to the two feedback-related ERPs. Given that children and older adults learn less from performance feedback (Eppinger et al. 2008), we expected lesser effects of PEs in these two groups. We tested 166 participants (39 children, 44 adolescents, 42 younger adults, and 41 older adults) on a probabilistic reinforcement learning task (cf. Frank et al., 2004) and recorded EEG from 64 electrodes. We found a reliable positive association between PEs and the P3 amplitude following gains. Relations between PEs and N2 did not differ reliably from zero, and differed reliably from relations between PEs and P3, indicating that outcome evaluative processes are more strongly reflected in the P3 than in the N2 component (cf., Philiastides et al., 2010). Furthermore, the relation between PEs and P3 was statistically significant in adolescents and younger adults but not in children or older adults, indicating lifespan age differences in the reflection of evaluative processes in the P3 amplitude to feedback. Keywords: aging neuroscience, Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience, lifespan psychology, Performance monitoring, reinforcement learning, Temporal lobe lesions Conference: Decision Neuroscience From Neurons to Societies, Berlin, Germany, 23 Sep - 25 Sep, 2010. Presentation Type: Poster Topic: Abstracts Citation: Hämmerer D, Biele G, Philiastides M, Schröder S, Müller V, Lindenberger U and Li S (2010). Lifespan Differences in Electrophysiological Correlates of Early Monitoring and Late Evaluative Processes of Choice-Outcome Contingency: Differential Roles of Feedback-Related Negativity and Feedback-Related Positivity. Front. Neurosci. Conference Abstract: Decision Neuroscience From Neurons to Societies. doi: 10.3389/conf.fnins.2010.82.00016 Copyright: The abstracts in this collection have not been subject to any Frontiers peer review or checks, and are not endorsed by Frontiers. They are made available through the Frontiers publishing platform as a service to conference organizers and presenters. The copyright in the individual abstracts is owned by the author of each abstract or his/her employer unless otherwise stated. Each abstract, as well as the collection of abstracts, are published under a Creative Commons CC-BY 4.0 (attribution) licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) and may thus be reproduced, translated, adapted and be the subject of derivative works provided the authors and Frontiers are attributed. For Frontiers’ terms and conditions please see https://www.frontiersin.org/legal/terms-and-conditions. Received: 16 Aug 2010; Published Online: 07 Sep 2010. * Correspondence: Dr. Dorothea Hämmerer, Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Lifespan Psychology, Berlin, Germany, haemmerer@mpib-berlin.mpg.de Login Required This action requires you to be registered with Frontiers and logged in. To register or login click here. Abstract Info Abstract The Authors in Frontiers Dorothea Hämmerer Guido Biele Marios Philiastides Sascha Schröder Victor Müller Ulman Lindenberger Shu-Chen Li Google Dorothea Hämmerer Guido Biele Marios Philiastides Sascha Schröder Victor Müller Ulman Lindenberger Shu-Chen Li Google Scholar Dorothea Hämmerer Guido Biele Marios Philiastides Sascha Schröder Victor Müller Ulman Lindenberger Shu-Chen Li PubMed Dorothea Hämmerer Guido Biele Marios Philiastides Sascha Schröder Victor Müller Ulman Lindenberger Shu-Chen Li Related Article in Frontiers Google Scholar PubMed Abstract Close Back to top Javascript is disabled. Please enable Javascript in your browser settings in order to see all the content on this page.