The impact of impulsivity and compulsivity on error processing in different motivational contexts.

ABSTRACT: Neural correlates of performance monitoring, specifically the error-related negativity (ERN), are not only sensitive to motivation, but also altered in mental disorders marked by high levels of impulsivity and compulsivity. We explored the relationship between the ERN and individual differences in impulsivity and compulsivity. A total of 221 participants were recruited along the dimensions of impulsivity and compulsivity, and they performed a flanker task with a potential gain and a loss avoidance motivational context to assess error-related brain activity. We examined the ERN and theta power. Single trial regression was employed to analyze effects of motivational context and the relation to impulsivity and compulsivity. High impulsivity and compulsivity predicted higher ERN amplitudes wit

SUBMITTER: Overmeyer R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12356756 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature