Cross-task specificity and within-task invariance of cognitive control processes (Xiao et al., 2023)

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Where were the task-specific electrodes located?

Frontal, parietal, temporal, and occipital lobes (correct)

Frontal and temporal lobes only

Frontal, parietal, and temporal lobes only

Parietal and temporal lobes only

What did previous work show about intracranial field potentials within a session?

They vary significantly

They tend to be very stable (correct)

They are influenced by external factors

They are inconsistent

What do the results suggest about cognitive control processes?

Recruit distributed and task-specific networks (correct)

Enhance sensory processing

Are limited to a single brain region

Activate only the frontal cortex

Which brain region showed differential activation during incongruent versus congruent trials?

Frontal cortex Signup and view all the answers

What was more consistent within a task according to the text?

Signals Signup and view all the answers

Which theoretical notion do the results align with?

'Conflict enhances selective and task-relevant signals in cortex' Signup and view all the answers

Which brain region is specifically mentioned in relation to representing conflict in the text?

Prefrontal cortex Signup and view all the answers

Which type of neurons encode action monitoring, not selection, during adaptive decision-making?

Dorsal anterior cingulate cortex neurons Signup and view all the answers

In the context of the text, which technique was employed to study neural communication patterns underlying conflict detection, resolution, and adaptation?

Intracranial field potentials Signup and view all the answers

Which animal species was used to investigate cognitive control in a variant of the AX continuous performance task (AX-CPT) according to the text?

Monkeys Signup and view all the answers

What is suggested by the divergence in data from humans and monkeys regarding the cingulate cortex?

Cross-task specificity Signup and view all the answers

Which part of the brain is mentioned in relation to mediating ongoing behavioral adaptation in humans?

Dorsal anterior cingulate cortex Signup and view all the answers

Which frequency band was focused on in the neural activity analysis?

Theta band Signup and view all the answers

Where were the recorded neural responses analyzed from?

Bipolarly referenced electrodes not in the white matter Signup and view all the answers

Which brain region showed enhanced responses during incongruent trials in the Stroop task?

Left orbitofrontal cortex Signup and view all the answers

What was the significance of the high-gamma band in the study?

Related to cognitive control Signup and view all the answers

How were the differences between incongruent and congruent trials described?

Highly robust and discernible even in individual trials Signup and view all the answers

What is the key component of cognitive control mentioned in the text?