Weaker error signals do not reduce the effectiveness of post-error adjustments: Comparing error processing in young and middle-aged adults

Brain Research

Volumn 1460, Issue , 2012, Pages 41-49

  Strozyk, Jessica Vanessa ^a   Jentzsch, Ines ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aging; Early Pe; Error detection signal; Ne ERN; Post error slowing

Indexed keywords

ADJUSTMENT; ADULT; AGING; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVENT RELATED POTENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION TIME; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGING; EVOKED POTENTIALS; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; MALE; MENTAL PROCESSES; MIDDLE AGED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84861596398     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: 18726240     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2012.04.028     Document Type: Article

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