title: Electrophysiological indices of response inhibition in a Go/NoGo task predict self-control in a social context.
abstract: 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 electrophysiological indices of response inhibition would predict self-control in a social context. Electroencephalography was recorded as participants completed a widely used Go/NoGo task (the cued Continuous Performance Test). Participants then interacted with a partner in an economic exchange game that requires self-control. Results demonstrated that greater NoGo-Anteriorization and larger NoGo-P300 peak amplitudes-two established electrophysiological indices of response inhibition-both predicted more self-control in this social game. These findings support continued integration of executive function and self-regulation and help extend prior research into social decision-making processes.
authors.affiliation: Social and Affective Neuroscience, Department of Psychology, University of Basel, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Kyle
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nash
authors.forename: Bastian
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Schiller
authors.forename: Lorena R R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Gianotti
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Baumgartner
authors.forename: Daria
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Knoch
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000502:physiology; D004569:Electroencephalography; D055724:Electrophysiological Phenomena; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007266:Inhibition, Psychological; D008297:Male; D012927:Social Control, Informal; D055815:Young Adult