1Slamming on the Brakes: An Electrophysiological Study of Error Response Inhibition

The human cognitive system can rapidly detect errors, correct them, and adjust behavior to prevent future errors. This basic executive control function is critical for survival, yet little is known about how the brain processes errors. In this study, we use electrophysiological measures to address two fundamental questions concerning the neurocognitive substrates of error processing. In reaction time and typing tasks, error responses are less forceful than correct responses (e.g., Rabbitt, 1978) Why this is so remains unclear