The N2 in go/no-go tasks reflects conflict monitoring not response inhibition

Brain and Cognition

Volumn 56, Issue 2 SPEC. ISS., 2004, Pages 165-176

  Donkers, Franc C L ^a   Van Boxtel, Geert J M ^a  

^a TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Conflict monitoring; Go no go task; Inhibition; N2; N200; P3; P300

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONFLICT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; FORCE; HUMAN; MALE; MONITORING; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 7044235071     PISSN: 02782626     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bandc.2004.04.005     Document Type: Article

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