Neural correlates of judgments of learning – An ERP study on metacognition

Müller, Barbara; Tsalas, Nike; Schie, Hein T. van; Meinhardt, Jörg; Proust, Joëlle; Sodian, Beate; Paulus, Markus

doi:10.1016/j.brainres.2016.10.005

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“…Previous findings reported that JOLs made during studying correlate with memory retrieval during test; however, this correlation is specific to recollection [24]. A previous study revealed that JOLs were accompanied by a positive slow wave over the medial frontal areas and a bilateral negative slow wave over occipital areas 10 [25]. A previous neuropsychological study indicated different processes for metacognitive and cognitive judgments in children by providing direct electrophysiological evidence of more negative slow wave over centroparietal areas [26].…”

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Use of Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy to Explore Metacognitive Ability and Academic Score

Zhang¹,

He²,

Wang³

et al. 2020

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Background: Previous studies have reported the important roles of the precuneus in mediating metacognition and the prefrontal cortex in decision-making tasks. However, the underlying mechanisms of metacognition are still not fully elucidated. Long echo time proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) was used to further explore the neurocognitive correlates of metacognition. Methods: Metacognition was based on a self-report questionnaire of nursing students. Magnetic resonance (MR) spectra were recorded from bilateral precuneus and medial prefrontal cortex. Results: Significant positive correlation was discovered between total metacognitive score and academic score (p = 0.007). Precuneus N-acetyl aspartate/creatine plus phosphocreatine (NAA/Cr+PCr) ratios were corresponded to metacognitive ability. Moreover, the correlation between precuneus NAA/Cr+PCr ratios and metacognitive ability was established for the right precuneus and not left precuneus. Furthermore, linear regression suggested that for every increase in the right precuneus NAA/Cr+PCr ratios, there is a predicted decrease in total metacognitive score (p = 0.020). Conclusions: These findings further indicated that the right precuneal region plays an important role in metacognition and learning.

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Use of Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy to Explore Metacognitive Ability and Academic Score

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He²,

Wang³

et al. 2020

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“…Another previous study revealed that JOLs were accompanied by a positive slow wave over the medial frontal areas and a bilateral negative slow wave over occipital areas (Müller et al 2016). A neuropsychological study determined that there are different processes for metacognitive and cognitive judgments in children by providing direct electrophysiological evidence of a more negative slow wave over the centroparietal areas (Tsalas et al 2018).…”

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Use of Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy to Explore Metacognitive Ability and Academic Performance

Zhang

Wang

et al. 2021

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Previous studies have reported the importance of the precuneus in mediating metacognition and the prefrontal cortex in decision-making tasks. However, the mechanisms underlying metacognition remain to be fully elucidated. Long echo time proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) was used to further explore the neurocognitive correlates of metacognition. Metacognition was based on a self-reported questionnaire of nursing students. MR spectra of the bilateral precuneus and medial prefrontal cortex were recorded. Significant positive correlation was discovered between the total metacognitive score and academic performance (p = 0.007). The precuneus N-acetyl aspartate/creatine + phosphocreatine (NAA/Cr + PCr) ratios corresponded to metacognitive ability. Moreover, the correlation between precuneus NAA/Cr + PCr ratios and metacognitive ability was established for the right and not for the left precuneus. Linear regression suggested that for every increase in the right precuneus NAA/Cr + PCr ratio, there is a predicted decrease in the total metacognitive score (p = 0.020). These findings further indicated that the right precuneal region plays an important role in metacognition and learning.

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“…The evoked response of logically valid and invalid conditions follows a similar neural pattern and latencies. Nonetheless, a ne-grain trial-by-trial analysis shows signi cant differences in the time-frequency activation of beta-2 band in left central and left temporal areas after 400 ms (i.e., after premise integration phase [ (Fangmeier et al, 2006;Holyoak & Monti, 2021;Reverberi et al, 2012Reverberi et al, , 2009] and after 600 ms (i.e., reprocessing phase [ (Baggio et al, 2016;Müller et al, 2016)].…”

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Electrical Analysis of Logical Proof: an Exploratory Eeg Study of Logically Valid/invalid Inference

Salto

Requena

Paula

et al. 2022

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Introduction. Logically valid deductive arguments are clear examples of abstract recursive computational procedures on propositions or on probabilities. However, it is not known if the cortical time-consuming inferential processes in which logical arguments are eventually realized in the brain are in fact physically different from other kinds of inferential processes.Methods. In order to determine whether an electrical EEG discernible pattern of logical deduction exists or not, a new experimental paradigm is proposed contrasting logically valid and invalid inferences with exactly the same content (same premises and same relational variables) and distinct logical complexity (propositional truth-functional operators). Electroencephalographic signals from 19 subjects (24.2 ± 3.3 years) were acquired in a two-condition paradigm (100 trials for each condition). After the initial general analysis, a trial-by-trial approach in beta-2 band allowed to uncover not only evoked but also phase asynchronous activity between trials. Results showed that (i) deductive inferences with the same content evoked the same response pattern in logically valid and invalid conditions, (ii) mean response time in logically valid inferences is 61.54% higher, (iii) logically valid inferences are subjected to an early (400ms) and a late reprocessing (600ms) verified by two distinct beta-2 activations (p-value < 0,01, Wilcoxon signed rank test). In conclusion, we found evidence of a subtle but measurable electrical trait of logical validity. Results put forward the hypothesis that some logically valid deductions are recursive or computational cortical events.

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Neural correlates of judgments of learning – An ERP study on metacognition

Cited by 17 publications

References 45 publications

Use of Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy to Explore Metacognitive Ability and Academic Score

Use of Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy to Explore Metacognitive Ability and Academic Score

Use of Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy to Explore Metacognitive Ability and Academic Performance

Electrical Analysis of Logical Proof: an Exploratory Eeg Study of Logically Valid/invalid Inference

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