Time course of error-potentiated startle and its relationship to error-related brain activity.

This study further supports the notion that errors are aversive events that prime defensive motivation, and that error-potentiated startle is evident beyond the immediate commission of an error and can be predicted from error-related brain activity. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2013 APA, all rights reserved)

Source: Journal of Psychophysiology - April 22, 2013 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Riesel, Anja; Weinberg, Anna; Moran, Tim; Hajcak, Greg Source Type: research