Review
Behavioral Sciences
Carlos Albaladejo-Garcia, Fernando Garcia-Aguilar, Francisco J. Moreno
Summary: Inhibitory control, closely related to sports practice, was studied in this systematic review and meta-analysis within the Stop-Signal Paradigm. The analysis showed that athletes have a shorter stop-signal reaction time compared to non-athletes, and this effect is influenced by age. This suggests that extensive practice in competitive environments can improve inhibitory control, particularly in young athletes.
NEUROSCIENCE AND BIOBEHAVIORAL REVIEWS
(2023)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Melanie Ritter, Signe Allerup Vangkilde, Katrine Maigaard, Anne Katrine Pagsberg, Kerstin Jessica Plessen, Julie Hagstrom
Summary: Children with Tourette Syndrome (TS) showed intact performance in laboratory-based measures of inhibitory control (IC), but difficulties in daily life IC. The severity of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms was strongly associated with IC deficits, indicating that comorbid ADHD may account for these impairments.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Neurosciences
Joshua R. Tatz, Cheol Soh, Jan R. Wessel
Summary: The study focuses on the cognitive and neural processes involved in action-stopping, finding that both ignore signals and stop signals can induce early inhibitory effects on corticospinal excitability and EMG, with unique neural activity related to stop signals emerging at a later stage.
JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Behavioral Sciences
Mazyar Fathi, Shahrzad Mazhari, Ali Mohammad Pourrahimi, Ahmad Poormohammad, Sara Sardari
Summary: This study investigated inhibitory control issues in video game addiction (VGA) through event-related potential (ERP) and found that VGA has a negative effect on proactive inhibition. This finding is significant for developing new treatments and rehabilitation methods.
BRAIN AND BEHAVIOR
(2022)
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Juliana Yordanova, Patrick D. Gajewski, Stephan Getzmann, Roumen Kirov, Michael Falkenstein, Vasil Kolev
Summary: The study found that older adults performed significantly slower in dual-tasking, with T1 task preparation being facilitated in both age groups, while T2 processing in older adults was not optimized as efficiently as in young adults. Young adults showed a more stable pattern of focused attention, while older adults displayed a broader distribution of negative slow-wave activity.
FRONTIERS IN AGING NEUROSCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Neurosciences
David P. Richardson, John J. Foxe, Kevin A. Mazurek, Nicholas Abraham, Edward G. Freedman
Summary: The study showed that walking affects neurophysiological indices of both proactive and reactive control. Walking amplified cue-evoked late frontal slow waves, and reduced the amplitude of target-evoked fronto-central N2 and parietal P3. The effects of walking on evoked neural responses systematically increased as the task became increasingly difficult.
Article
Chemistry, Analytical
Francesca Miraglia, Chiara Pappalettera, Sara Di Ienno, Lorenzo Nucci, Alessia Cacciotti, Rosa Manenti, Elda Judica, Paolo Maria Rossini, Fabrizio Vecchio
Summary: This study aimed to explore the differences in brain response to directional and non-directional visual stimuli. Event-related potentials (ERP) and contingent negative variation (CNV) were evaluated in 19 adults during a visuomotor task. The results showed that the late components of ERPs were modulated differently by directional and non-directional conditions in terms of amplitude and location. Furthermore, the study found differences in ERP amplitude, location, and latency according to subjects' performance, as well as modulation of the CNV slope by stimulus directionality, which contributed to motor performance.
Article
Neurosciences
Qian Ding, Tuo Lin, Guiyuan Cai, Zitong Ou, Shantong Yao, Hongxiang Zhu, Yue Lan
Summary: This study systematically investigates the relationship between beta band oscillations and motor-inhibitory control and reveals that beta band power and functional connectivity in specific brain regions are positively correlated with the ability of motor-inhibitory control. These findings have clinical significance in understanding the underlying mechanisms of motor inhibitory control deficits.
FRONTIERS IN NEUROSCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Neurosciences
Tzlil Einziger, Mattan S. Ben-Shachar, Tali Devor, Michael Shmueli, Judith G. Auerbach, Andrea Berger
Summary: The study found that childhood inattention symptoms predicted changes in N2 amplitude during adolescence, with paternal inattention symptoms and child effortful control in early childhood predicting N2 amplitude in adolescence. ADHD symptoms were important predictors for SSRT.
Article
Behavioral Sciences
Xing Liu, Ofir Turel, Zhibing Xiao, Chenyu Lv, Qinghua He
Summary: Consistent with the idea that deficits in inhibition limit resistance to tempting, tasty, high-calorie foods, and might result in a higher BMI, this study tested whether people with higher BMIs (BMI >25 kg/m2) have inefficient inhibitory control over food-related responses. The results showed that individuals with higher BMI had significantly poorer food inhibitory control than those with healthy BMI. fMRI results further revealed that the prefrontal regions and parietal cortex may contribute to the progression of inhibitory control limitations in relation to food.
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Rahel Rabi, Ricky Chow, Shahier Paracha, Lynn Hasher, Sandra Gardner, Nicole D. Anderson, Claude Alain
Summary: The study investigated the effects of aging and time of day (TOD) on inhibitory processing using electrophysiological measures. The results showed that both younger and older adults displayed greater modulation of certain neural correlates during non-optimal TOD, indicating a synchrony effect. Age-related reductions in inhibitory efficiency were also observed during off-peak test times. These findings highlight the importance of considering circadian typology in research studies and the sensitivity of electrophysiological measures in detecting time effects.
FRONTIERS IN AGING NEUROSCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Behavioral Sciences
Soroush Fazel, Abdol-Hossein Vahabie, Farhad Farkhondeh Tale Navi, Soomaayeh Heysieattalab
Summary: Social rank can influence inhibitory control, with high-rank individuals requiring it to regulate dominant behavior and low-rank individuals requiring it to regulate emotional reactions or avoid submissive behaviors. Social status can also affect the neural mechanisms underlying inhibitory control, leading to differences in abilities and strategies based on perceived rank.
BEHAVIOURAL BRAIN RESEARCH
(2024)
Article
Neurosciences
Negin Gholamipourbarogh, Filippo Ghin, Moritz Mueckschel, Christian Frings, Ann-Kathrin Stock, Christian Beste
Summary: This study aims to investigate the neural mechanisms of response inhibition, particularly how the representational dynamics of inhibitory control processes are modulated in automatic and controlled modes. By combining EEG signal analysis methods with source localization, we gained insights into the fine-grained neural dynamics of response inhibition. The results showed that response inhibition was better in a controlled mode, and the neural dynamics involved coding of both stimulus-related information and rules of stimulus-motor program association. Additionally, we identified two independent neural activity patterns with differences in the temporal stability of the representational content. Source localization analysis revealed the importance of the precuneus and inferior parietal cortex regions in representing stimulus-response selection codes.
HUMAN BRAIN MAPPING
(2023)
Article
Behavioral Sciences
Whitney D. Allen, Kaylie A. Carbine, Colter K. Clayton, James D. LeCheminant, Michael J. Larson
Summary: The number of older adults in the United States is projected to nearly double to 95 million by 2060, with about 80-85% of them having chronic health conditions. Many of these conditions are influenced by diet and physical activity, suggesting that improving diet and eating behaviors could lead to better health outcomes. This study examined the differences in food-related inhibitory control between younger and older adults over the age of 55, using behavioral and EEG measures.
Article
Psychology, Biological
J. Leon Kenemans, Iris Schutte, Sam Van Bijnen, H. N. Alexander
Summary: Current research results have shown that event-related potentials (ERPs) can reflect inhibitory control mechanisms and the outcomes of stop tasks. However, there are significant differences in the appearance and latency of ERP components across different studies. This study found that ERPs induced by stop signals have more generic components (N1 and P3) rather than sensory-specific components (N2). Additionally, high salience stop signals were associated with shorter P3 latency and better inhibition control.
BIOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Biological
Darcy A. Waller, Eliot Hazeltine, Jan R. Wessel
Summary: Research suggests that the P3 event-related potential observed in action-stopping tasks in the laboratory may not only reflect motor inhibition, but also detection of infrequent events. Two studies demonstrate that the characteristics of P3 related to motor inhibition are only present in the stop-signal task, not in a change-detection task. Furthermore, after modifying the event frequency in the change-detection task, a similar P3-like potential response was elicited, but with smaller amplitude.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY
(2021)
Editorial Material
Behavioral Sciences
Jan R. Wessel, Krzysztof J. Gorgolewski, Pierre Bellec
TRENDS IN COGNITIVE SCIENCES
(2019)
Article
Neurosciences
Tobin Dykstra, Darcy A. Waller, Eliot Hazeltine, Jan R. Wessel
JOURNAL OF COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE
(2020)
Article
Neurosciences
Jan R. Wessel
JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE
(2020)
Editorial Material
Neurosciences
Nandakumar S. Narayanan, Jan R. Wessel, Jeremy D. W. Greenlee
Article
Neurosciences
Carly Iacullo, Darcy A. Diesburg, Jan R. Wessel
EXPERIMENTAL BRAIN RESEARCH
(2020)
Article
Neurosciences
Megan Hynd, Cheol Soh, Benjamin O. Rangel, Jan R. Wessel
Summary: The study combines EEG and transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) methods to demonstrate a direct correspondence between fronto-central control-related EEG activity following signals to cancel an action and the physiological inhibition of primary motor cortex.
JOURNAL OF NEUROPHYSIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Neurosciences
Cheol Soh, Megan Hynd, Benjamin O. Rangel, Jan R. Wessel
Summary: Research using scalp EEG recordings in 41 healthy adult participants during a bimanual RT task showed that proactive inhibitory control is implemented by upregulating the tonic inhibition of the motor system, as indicated by increased sensorimotor beta-bursting both before and after signals to initiate a movement. This strategic deployment of proactive inhibitory motor control increased the likelihood of successful movement cancellation, with differences in beta bursting rates during movement initiation playing a key role.
JOURNAL OF COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Behavioral Sciences
Yuri G. Pavlov, Nika Adamian, Stefan Appelhoff, Mahnaz Arvaneh, Christopher S. Y. Benwell, Christian Beste, Amy R. Bland, Daniel E. Bradford, Florian Bublatzky, Niko A. Busch, Peter E. Clayson, Damian Cruse, Artur Czeszumski, Anna Dreber, Guillaume Dumas, Benedikt Ehinger, Giorgio Ganis, Xun He, Jose A. Hinojosa, Christoph Huber-Huber, Michael Inzlicht, Bradley N. Jack, Magnus Johannesson, Rhiannon Jones, Evgenii Kalenkovich, Laura Kaltwasser, Hamid Karimi-Rouzbahani, Andreas Keil, Peter Konig, Layla Kouara, Louisa Kulke, Cecile D. Ladouceur, Nicolas Langer, Heinrich R. Liesefeld, David Luque, Annmarie MacNamara, Liad Mudrik, Muthuraman Muthuraman, Lauren B. Neal, Gustav Nilsonne, Guiomar Niso, Sebastian Ocklenburg, Robert Oostenveld, Cyril R. Pernet, Gilles Pourtois, Manuela Ruzzoli, Sarah M. Sass, Alexandre Schaefer, Magdalena Senderecka, Joel S. Snyder, Christian K. Tamnes, Emmanuelle Tognoli, Marieke K. van Vugt, Edelyn Verona, Robin Vloeberghs, Dominik Welke, Jan R. Wessel, Ilya Zakharov, Faisal Mushtaq
Summary: There is a recognition in the neuroscience community that enhancing the replicability of studies on the relationship between brain activity and cognitive phenomena requires high statistical power and standardized analysis pipelines. In response, the #EEGManyLabs project has been launched to replicate key findings from influential EEG studies through international collaboration. The project aims to update confidence in EEG discoveries, create an open access database for future research, and promote a cultural shift towards inclusive, high-powered multi-laboratory collaborations.
Article
Neurosciences
Joshua R. Tatz, Cheol Soh, Jan R. Wessel
Summary: The study focuses on the cognitive and neural processes involved in action-stopping, finding that both ignore signals and stop signals can induce early inhibitory effects on corticospinal excitability and EMG, with unique neural activity related to stop signals emerging at a later stage.
JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Psychology, Biological
Yao Guan, Jan R. Wessel
Summary: This study investigated the effects of action errors and unexpected perceptual events on behavior and neural oscillations using scalp EEG. The results indicated that unexpected events had different impacts on behavior and frontal midline delta-to-theta dynamics during different post-error periods, supporting the concept of two distinct post-error stages.
Article
Behavioral Sciences
Darcy A. Diesburg, Jan R. Wessel
Summary: This study introduces a two-stage model of action-stopping based on animal research to address controversies surrounding human action-stopping. The model suggests that attentional orienting and motor inhibition after stop-signals are inseparable, and inhibitory signatures after stop-signals can be divided into two sequential stages based on latency.
NEUROSCIENCE AND BIOBEHAVIORAL REVIEWS
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Kathleen Kang, Nina Alexander, Jan R. Wessel, Pauline Wimberger, Katharina Nitzsche, Clemens Kirschbaum, Shu-Chen Li
Summary: The study found that adolescents performed better in accuracy and speed compared to children. Additionally, the pattern of behavioral adaptation to error or novelty differed between the two age groups, with children showing post-novelty slowing while error-related slowing was absent in children and only marginally significant in adolescents.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2021)
Article
Biology
Darcy A. Diesburg, Jeremy Dw Greenlee, Jan R. Wessel
Summary: The study found that subcortical beta bursts increased in successful stop trials, especially with STN bursts followed by increased beta bursting over SMC within 50 ms. Comparisons between sites also confirmed that beta bursts in STN temporally precede thalamic beta bursts.
Article
Neurosciences
Cheol Soh, Jan R. Wessel
Summary: Unexpected events can disrupt attentional representations by activating a neural mechanism for inhibitory control, shedding new light on the processes underlying fronto-central control signals and their implications for phenomena like distraction and the attentional blink.