Electrophysiological indices of response inhibition in a Go/NoGo task predict self-control in a social context.

Recent research demonstrates that response inhibition-a core executive function-may subserve self-regulation and self-control. However, it is unclear whether response inhibition also predicts self-control in the multifaceted, high-level phenomena of social decision-making. Here we examined whether e...

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Main Authors: Kyle Nash, Bastian Schiller, Lorena R R Gianotti, Thomas Baumgartner, Daria Knoch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3827136?pdf=render