title: Neural correlates of judgments of learning - An ERP study on metacognition.
abstract: Metacognitive assessment of performance has been revealed to be one of the most powerful predictors of human learning success and academic achievement. Yet, little is known about the functional nature of cognitive processes supporting judgments of learning (JOLs). The present study investigated the neural underpinnings of JOLs, using event-related brain potentials. Participants were presented with picture pairs and instructed to learn these pairs. After each pair, participants received a task cue, which instructed them to make a JOL (the likelihood of remembering the target when only presented with the cue) or to make a control judgment. Results revealed that JOLs were accompanied by a positive slow wave over medial frontal areas and a bilateral negative slow wave over occipital areas between 350ms and 700ms following the task cue. The results are discussed with respect to recent accounts on the neural correlates of judgments of learning.
authors.affiliation: Behavioural Science Institute, Radboud University Nijmegen, Department for Social and Cultural Psychology, PO Box 9104, 6500 HE Nijmegen, The Netherlands. Electronic address: B.Muller@psych.ru.nl.
authors.forename: Barbara C N
authors.initials: BCN
authors.lastname: Müller
authors.affiliation: Ludwig Maximilian University, Department for Psychology, Leopoldstrasse 13, 80802 München, Germany.
authors.forename: Nike R H
authors.initials: NRH
authors.lastname: Tsalas
authors.affiliation: Behavioural Science Institute, Radboud University Nijmegen, Department for Social and Cultural Psychology, PO Box 9104, 6500 HE Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Hein T
authors.initials: HT
authors.lastname: van Schie
authors.affiliation: Ludwig Maximilian University, Department for Psychology, Leopoldstrasse 13, 80802 München, Germany.
authors.forename: Jörg
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Meinhardt
authors.affiliation: Ecole Normale Supérieure, 29, Rue d'Ulm, Paviollon Jardin, 75005 Paris, France.
authors.forename: Joëlle
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Proust
authors.affiliation: Ludwig Maximilian University, Department for Psychology, Leopoldstrasse 13, 80802 München, Germany.
authors.forename: Beate
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sodian
authors.affiliation: Ludwig Maximilian University, Department for Psychology, Leopoldstrasse 13, 80802 München, Germany.
authors.forename: Markus
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Paulus
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001921:Brain / Q000502:physiology*; D003463:Cues; D004569:Electroencephalography; D005071:Evoked Potentials; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007600:Judgment / Q000502:physiology*; D007858:Learning / Q000502:physiology*; D008297:Male; D008568:Memory / Q000502:physiology; D000067489:Metacognition / Q000502:physiology*; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D014796:Visual Perception / Q000502:physiology; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: ERP; Judgments of learning; Memory; Metacognition