Illuminating the prefrontal neural correlates of action sequence disassembling in response–response binding
Abstract Execution of two independent actions in quick succession results in transient binding of these two actions. Subsequent repetition of any of these actions automatically retrieves the other. This process is probably fundamental for developing complex action sequences. However, rigid bindings...
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| description | Abstract Execution of two independent actions in quick succession results in transient binding of these two actions. Subsequent repetition of any of these actions automatically retrieves the other. This process is probably fundamental for developing complex action sequences. However, rigid bindings between two actions are not always adaptive. Sometimes, it is necessary to repeat only one of the two previously executed actions. In such situations, stored action sequences must be disassembled, for the sake of flexibility. Exact mechanisms that allow for such an active unbinding of actions remain largely unknown, but it stands to reason, that some form of prefrontal executive control is necessary. Building on prior neuronal research that explored other forms of binding (e.g. between distractors and responses and abstract representations and responses), we explored middle and superior frontal correlates of -response binding in a sequential classification task with functional near-infrared spectroscopy. We found that anterior dorsolateral prefrontal cortex activity varied as a function of response–repetition condition. Activity in the right anterior dorsolateral prefrontal cortex correlated with changes in reaction times due to response–response binding. Our results indicate that the right anterior dorsolateral prefrontal cortex dismantles bindings between consecutive actions, whenever such bindings interfere with current action goals. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c226c939e98d464699bdd2529a649f4a2022-12-21T21:46:15ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222021-11-0111111010.1038/s41598-021-02247-6Illuminating the prefrontal neural correlates of action sequence disassembling in response–response bindingChristoph F. Geissler0Christian Frings1Birte Moeller2Department of Cognitive Psychology, University of TrierDepartment of Cognitive Psychology, University of TrierDepartment of Cognitive Psychology, University of TrierAbstract Execution of two independent actions in quick succession results in transient binding of these two actions. Subsequent repetition of any of these actions automatically retrieves the other. This process is probably fundamental for developing complex action sequences. However, rigid bindings between two actions are not always adaptive. Sometimes, it is necessary to repeat only one of the two previously executed actions. In such situations, stored action sequences must be disassembled, for the sake of flexibility. Exact mechanisms that allow for such an active unbinding of actions remain largely unknown, but it stands to reason, that some form of prefrontal executive control is necessary. Building on prior neuronal research that explored other forms of binding (e.g. between distractors and responses and abstract representations and responses), we explored middle and superior frontal correlates of -response binding in a sequential classification task with functional near-infrared spectroscopy. We found that anterior dorsolateral prefrontal cortex activity varied as a function of response–repetition condition. Activity in the right anterior dorsolateral prefrontal cortex correlated with changes in reaction times due to response–response binding. Our results indicate that the right anterior dorsolateral prefrontal cortex dismantles bindings between consecutive actions, whenever such bindings interfere with current action goals.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-02247-6 |
| spellingShingle | Christoph F. Geissler Christian Frings Birte Moeller Illuminating the prefrontal neural correlates of action sequence disassembling in response–response binding Scientific Reports |
| title | Illuminating the prefrontal neural correlates of action sequence disassembling in response–response binding |
| title_full | Illuminating the prefrontal neural correlates of action sequence disassembling in response–response binding |
| title_fullStr | Illuminating the prefrontal neural correlates of action sequence disassembling in response–response binding |
| title_full_unstemmed | Illuminating the prefrontal neural correlates of action sequence disassembling in response–response binding |
| title_short | Illuminating the prefrontal neural correlates of action sequence disassembling in response–response binding |
| title_sort | illuminating the prefrontal neural correlates of action sequence disassembling in response response binding |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-02247-6 |
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