Theta Dynamics Reveal Domain-specific Control over Stimulus and Response Conflict

By R. Nigbur, M. Cohen, K. R. Ridderinkhof, B. Stürmer. 2012

Subfields: Cognitive Neuroscience, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology

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In Cognitive Neuroscience

1. Justin Riddle
2. Dillan Cellier
3. Kai Hwang
4. S. Schütz-Bosbach
5. Sonya V. Troller‐Renfree
6. Céline C Haciahmet
7. Santiago Morales
8. Bernhard Pastötter

In Experimental and Cognitive Psychology

1. Justin Riddle
2. Dillan Cellier
3. S. Schütz-Bosbach
4. Céline C Haciahmet
5. Bernhard Pastötter
6. Christian Frings
7. J. Kaiser
8. F. Frohlich

Citations in the corpus

• The development of theta and alpha neural oscillations from ages 3 to 24 years (2021, background): “…be related to the development of cognitive functions known to recruit frontal-midline theta oscillations, for example feedback and error processing (Cavanagh and Frank, 2014; Nigbur et al., 2011; Velanova et al., 2008) and hierarchical cognitive control (Riddle et al., 2020c; Unger et al., 2016).”
• Theta activity and cognitive functioning: Integrating evidence from resting-state and task-related developmental electroencephalography (EEG) research (2024, background): “…(e.g., lateral prefrontal cortex, motor/- sensory cortices) in response to events signaling a need for control (Bowers et al., 2021; Buzzell et al., 2019; Cavanagh et al., 2009; Hanslmayr et al., 2008; Morales et al., 2022; Nigbur et al., 2012; Van de Vijver et al., 2011; van Driel et al., 2012).”
• Motor Interference, But Not Sensory Interference, Increases Midfrontal Theta Activity and Brain Synchronization during Reactive Control (2021, methodology): “For the simultaneous experimental manipulation of attentional and motor conflicts, most previous studies used a version of the flanker paradigm (Verbruggen et al., 2006; Nigbur et al., 2011, 2012; Soutschek et al., 2013; Pastötter and Frings, 2018).”
• Target Amplification and Distractor Inhibition: Theta Oscillatory Dynamics of Selective Attention in a Flanker Task (2020, background): “Together, these results are consistent with numerous findings of increased midfrontal theta power due to cognitive conflict (Cohen & Donner, 2013; Nigbur et al., 2012; Pastötter & Frings, 2018).”