Prediction of human errors by maladaptive changes in event-related brain networks.
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SUBMITTER: Eichele T
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2329680 | biostudies-other | 2008 Apr
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Prediction of human errors by maladaptive changes in event-related brain networks.
Eichele Tom T Debener Stefan S Calhoun Vince D VD Specht Karsten K Engel Andreas K AK Hugdahl Kenneth K von Cramon D Yves DY Ullsperger Markus M
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 20080421 16
Humans engaged in monotonous tasks are susceptible to occasional errors that may lead to serious consequences, but little is known about brain activity patterns preceding errors. Using functional MRI and applying independent component analysis followed by deconvolution of hemodynamic responses, we studied error preceding brain activity on a trial-by-trial basis. We found a set of brain regions in which the temporal evolution of activation predicted performance errors. These maladaptive brain act ...[more]
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