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Error-Related Negativity

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Encyclopedia of Autism Spectrum Disorders

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The error-related negativity, or ERN, is an electrical brain signal measured with an electroencephalogram. Detectible at the scalp via the event-related potential (ERP), the ERN occurs when an individual makes a behavioral error. The ERN is typically evoked with simple cognitive tasks when an individual responds incorrectly or responds when a response should be withheld. The ERN manifests as a negative deflection in the ERP at approximately 80–150 ms following error commission, time-locked to an individual’s response. The ERN is largest at central to frontal-central scalp regions. The most likely neural generator of the ERN is the anterior cingulate cortex, with converging evidence coming from fMRI (Ito, Stuphorn, Brown, & Schall, 2003), EEG source modeling (Luu, Tucker, Derryberry, Reed, & Poulsen, 2003), and brain lesion research (Stemmer, Segalowitz, Witzke, & Schönle, 2004).

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Anterior Cingulate

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  • Ito, S., Stuphorn, V., Brown, J. W., & Schall, J. D. (2003). Performance monitoring by the anterior cingulate cortex during saccade countermanding. Science, 302(5642), 120–122.

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  1. Developmental Electrophysiology Laboratory, Yale Child Study Center, 230 South Frontage Road, New Haven, CT, 06520, USA

    Dr. Michael J. Crowley Ph.D. (Associate Director)

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    Fred R. Volkmar (Director, Child Study Center) (Director, Child Study Center)

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Crowley, M.J. (2013). Error-Related Negativity. In: Volkmar, F.R. (eds) Encyclopedia of Autism Spectrum Disorders. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-1698-3_724

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