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Schreiber, Melanie; Pietschmann, Maria; Kathmann, Norbert; Endrass, Tanja – Brain and Cognition, 2011
Previous studies on performance monitoring repeatedly found attenuated error-related negativities (Ne/ERN) in elderly, while findings for the correct-related negativity (Nc/CRN) are inconsistent. The present study aimed at clarifying inconsistent Nc/CRN results in elderly. Therefore, a refined design was employed to control for potential…
Descriptors: Older Adults, Brain Hemisphere Functions, Diagnostic Tests, Error Patterns
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Robinson, Sally; Goddard, Lorna; Dritschel, Barbara; Wisley, Mary; Howlin, Pat – Brain and Cognition, 2009
Executive dysfunction is a characteristic impairment of individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). However whether such deficits are related to autism per se, or to associated intellectual disability is unclear. This paper examines executive functions in a group of children with ASD (N = 54, all IQ greater than or equal to 70) in relation…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Mental Retardation, Autism, Intelligence Quotient
Pinon, Karine; Allain, Phillipe; Kefi, Mohamed Zied; Dubas, Frederic; Le Gall, Didier – Brain and Cognition, 2005
The aim of the present study was to determine whether monitoring measures are differentially disturbed in dysexecutive patients after frontal lesions. Twelve dysexecutive patients and 12 healthy controls were administered a paired-associates learning task. Their performances on recall prediction, judgment-of-learning (JOL), and feeling-of-knowing…
Descriptors: Patients, Metacognition, Neurological Impairments, Brain