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Major
Psychology
Anticipated Graduation Year
2021
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Open Access
Abstract
In the current study, a continuous action sequence task was administered to test the application of conflict adaptation hypothesis. EEG activity measured changes in frontal-midline theta-ERS, corresponding with activation of the ACC and PFC. Participants underwent a typing task with a directional hand cue (left or right) with a congruent or incongruent typed word response. Changes in frontal-midline theta-ERS in the EEG during conflicting trials revealed the compensatory mechanism of previous ACC firing recruiting subsequent PFC activity. This compensatory mechanism supports action sequence literature and further supports time-sensitive interactions between ACC and PFC activity during conflict in the environment.
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Lawrence P. Behmer Jr., Ph.D, Department of Psychology
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Increases in midline and frontal EEG theta power reflect dynamic changes in the need for control when conflict in the environment is high during continuous action sequencing.
In the current study, a continuous action sequence task was administered to test the application of conflict adaptation hypothesis. EEG activity measured changes in frontal-midline theta-ERS, corresponding with activation of the ACC and PFC. Participants underwent a typing task with a directional hand cue (left or right) with a congruent or incongruent typed word response. Changes in frontal-midline theta-ERS in the EEG during conflicting trials revealed the compensatory mechanism of previous ACC firing recruiting subsequent PFC activity. This compensatory mechanism supports action sequence literature and further supports time-sensitive interactions between ACC and PFC activity during conflict in the environment.