Error detection in patients with lesions to the medial prefrontal cortex: An ERP study

Neuropsychologia

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 118-130

  Stemmer, Brigitte ^a,b   Segalowitz, Sidney J ^c   Witzke, Wolfgang ^d   Schönle, Paul Walter ^e  

^a CENTRE DE RECHERCHE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d Kliniken Schmieder   (Germany)

^e Centre of Neurological Rehabilitation   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anterior cingulate; Conscious control; ERP, Ne ERN; Error awareness; Error detection; Error negativity; Prefrontal cortex

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX LESION; CINGULATE GYRUS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FEMALE; FRONTAL CORTEX; HUMAN; MALE; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; SCALP; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 0346244010     PISSN: 00283932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0028-3932(03)00121-0     Document Type: Article

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