Event-related brain potentials to typing errors in transparent and intransparent German words

verfasst von: Marcus Heldmann, Tobias Wagner-Altendorf, Leonie Baumung, Alfred O. Effenberg, Thomas F. Münte
Abstract: Error detection in typing is crucial for assessing the adequacy of ongoing actions, leveraging both predictive mechanisms for early detection and sensory feedback for late detection. Neurophysiological studies have supported the anticipation of errors through predictive models. This research extends the understanding of error detection in typing, focusing on the neurocognitive mechanisms underlying errors in transparent and intransparent German words. Thirty-six volunteer students typed out aurally presented words, classified as either orthographically transparent or intransparent, on a computer keyboard without the possibility of correction. Because of poor spelling or excessive artifacts, the final sample comprised 27 participants. Event-related potentials (ERPs) were obtained time-locked to key presses, and behavioral data on typing correctness and speed were collected. A higher error rate and longer latency for intransparent words compared to transparent ones were found, suggesting the complexity of spelling impacts typing correctness. Post-error slowing was observed, aligning with increased cognitive control following errors. ERPs revealed a negative component akin to the error-related negativity (ERN) for typing errors, with a pronounced ERN-like negativity preceding erroneous key-presses, particularly for intransparent words. The study provides evidence of the cognitive and neural mechanisms underlying typing errors, highlighting the impact of orthographic transparency. The detection of an ERN-like negativity before erroneous key-presses, especially in typing intransparent words, underscores the brain's use of predictive mechanisms for error detection.
Organisationseinheit(en): Institut für Sportwissenschaft
Externe Organisation(en): Universität zu Lübeck
Typ: Artikel
Journal: Neuroscience research
Band: 207
Seiten: 37-44
Anzahl der Seiten: 8
ISSN: 0168-0102
Publikationsdatum: 10.2024
Publikationsstatus: Veröffentlicht
Peer-reviewed: Ja
ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete: Allgemeine Neurowissenschaft
Elektronische Version(en): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neures.2024.06.001 (Zugang: Offen)

BibTeX

@article{efd59c9ad09d4cfebf50cfadf74db5ad,
title = "Event-related brain potentials to typing errors in transparent and intransparent German words",
abstract = "Error detection in typing is crucial for assessing the adequacy of ongoing actions, leveraging both predictive mechanisms for early detection and sensory feedback for late detection. Neurophysiological studies have supported the anticipation of errors through predictive models. This research extends the understanding of error detection in typing, focusing on the neurocognitive mechanisms underlying errors in transparent and intransparent German words. Thirty-six volunteer students typed out aurally presented words, classified as either orthographically transparent or intransparent, on a computer keyboard without the possibility of correction. Because of poor spelling or excessive artifacts, the final sample comprised 27 participants. Event-related potentials (ERPs) were obtained time-locked to key presses, and behavioral data on typing correctness and speed were collected. A higher error rate and longer latency for intransparent words compared to transparent ones were found, suggesting the complexity of spelling impacts typing correctness. Post-error slowing was observed, aligning with increased cognitive control following errors. ERPs revealed a negative component akin to the error-related negativity (ERN) for typing errors, with a pronounced ERN-like negativity preceding erroneous key-presses, particularly for intransparent words. The study provides evidence of the cognitive and neural mechanisms underlying typing errors, highlighting the impact of orthographic transparency. The detection of an ERN-like negativity before erroneous key-presses, especially in typing intransparent words, underscores the brain's use of predictive mechanisms for error detection.",
keywords = "Error monitoring, Error-related negativity, Event-related potentials, Typing",
author = "Marcus Heldmann and Tobias Wagner-Altendorf and Leonie Baumung and Effenberg, {Alfred O.} and M{\"u}nte, {Thomas F.}",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2024 The Authors",
year = "2024",
month = oct,
doi = "10.1016/j.neures.2024.06.001",
language = "English",
volume = "207",
pages = "37--44",
journal = "Neuroscience research",
issn = "0168-0102",
publisher = "Elsevier Scientific Publishers Ireland",
}