Preludes to failure: electrophysiological and hemodynamic antecedents of human error

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Event Abstract Back to Event Preludes to failure: electrophysiological and hemodynamic antecedents of human error Tom Eichele1* and Markus Ullsperger2 1 University of Bergen, Norway 2 Radboud University, Netherlands Brain activity patterns and behavioral changes that are elicited by errors have received a great deal of attention and helped in understanding how the brain responds to errors, and shapes subsequent behavioral adaptation. In contradistinction, changes in brain activity and behavior preceding errors have received much less attention, although these antecedent conditions are highly relevant in order to understand how errors are caused, and might lend themselves to prediction of upcoming behavior. In this symposium we will summarize and discuss recent work and try to integrate the diverse electrophysiological and hemodynamic phenomena that foreshadow errors. The findings include so far gradual shifts in event related EEG responses related to performance monitoring, the modulation of alpha and theta oscillatory activity as well as connectivity changes. Similarly, in fMRI gradual and antagonistic changes of event related responses estimated on single trial level in regions associated with control functions and the default mode network have been observed. From different perspectives, we provide accounts of the possible underlying generating mechanisms of maladaptive brain responses, illustrate suitable methodology for extracting such effects and suggest which questions future research might ask to further elucidate these phenomena. Keywords: EEG, fMRI, theta activity Conference: XI International Conference on Cognitive Neuroscience (ICON XI), Palma, Mallorca, Spain, 25 Sep - 29 Sep, 2011. Presentation Type: Introduction Topic: Symposium 8: Preludes to failure: electrophysiological and hemodynamic antecedents of human error Citation: Eichele T and Ullsperger M (2011). Preludes to failure: electrophysiological and hemodynamic antecedents of human error. Conference Abstract: XI International Conference on Cognitive Neuroscience (ICON XI). doi: 10.3389/conf.fnhum.2011.207.00514 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: 09 Nov 2011; Published Online: 28 Nov 2011. * Correspondence: Dr. Tom Eichele, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway, tom.eichele@gmail.com 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 Tom Eichele Markus Ullsperger Google Tom Eichele Markus Ullsperger Google Scholar Tom Eichele Markus Ullsperger PubMed Tom Eichele Markus Ullsperger 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.