Exam 14: Cognitive Control

If a computational model only received a signal that the output it had produced was correct or incorrect, it would be learning via what type of mechanisms?

What behavior is a person exhibiting when they continue to perform a task in a certain way, despite being given feedback that they are doing it wrong?

The medial prefrontal cortex has been associated with which functions? (Check all that apply.)

What is the ERN (or Ne)? List three theories that have been used to explain why it comes about.

Associate the following states of the PFC with hypothesized control-related functions: maintenance of task rule _____-state; update task rule _____-state

Define the reward prediction error signal. What neurotransmitter system is most strongly associated with "broadcasting" this signal to many parts of the brain?

The auditory evoked potential (AEP) has been used to index what two critical functions of the PFC?

Describe how neuronal oscillations might be important for implementing cognitive control.

If a patient wearing a hat walked into a room, saw a different hat on a hook, and put this second hat on her head (while still wearing the first), she would be exhibiting _____.

Describe three behavioral tendencies that can result from damage to the lateral PFC.

What are the three critical aspects of Rougier's model of PFC function?

Describe PFC bistability. How is this affected by the midbrain dopamine system?

Describe the Wisconsin Card-Sorting Task. What is one of the primary behaviors that a patient with PFC damage would exhibit on this task?

Which best characterizes perseveration on the Wisconsin Card-Sorting Task that can follow from damage to the PFC?

What is the A-not-B error?

How does the feedback-related negativity differ from the ERN?

Contrast the roles of the dorsolateral and dorsomedial prefrontal cortex in cognitive control.

What role does the thalamus play in PFC activity?

What are two mechanistic accounts for the A-not-B error? How has computational modeling been used to support one of these two accounts?

Cognitive control involves multiple cognitive operations. Name three of them.