Another new paper -> Midfrontal theta is associated with errors, but no evidence for a link with error-related memory

Together with my co-author Xiaochen Zheng I just published a new paper, Midfrontal theta is associated with errors, but no evidence for a link with error-related memory in Neuroimage: Reports!

We investigated the link between error-related and memory-related brain processes. Our participants performed a difficult task while we recorded their brain activity (with electroencephalography (EEG)). Brain activity in a specific frequency band (4-7 Hz; theta) was increased when an error was made. It is thought that this brain activity reflects a control signal trying to minimize subsequent errors. We hypothesized that this increase in brain activity would be predictive of later memory for errors made. However, our results showed that this was not the case. The error-related increase in brain activity was not predictive to the error memory of our participants.

If you want to know more about this study, click here for the paper.