Perception-action integration during inhibitory control is reflected in a concomitant multi-region processing of specific codes in the neurophysiological signal

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Abstract

The integration of perception and action has long been studied in psychological science using overarching cognitive frameworks. Despite these being very successful in explaining perception-action integration, little is known about its neurophysiological and especially the functional neuroanatomical foundations. It is unknown whether distinct brain structures are simultaneously involved in the processing of perception-action integration codes and also to what extent demands on perception-action integration modulate activities in these structures. We investigate these questions in an EEG study integrating temporal and ICA-based EEG signal decomposition with source localization. For this purpose, we used data from 32 healthy participants who performed a ‘TEC Go/Nogo’ task. We show that the EEG signal can be decomposed into components carrying different informational aspects or processing codes relevant for perception-action integration. Importantly, these specific codes are processed independently in different brain structures, and their specific roles during the processing of perception-action integration differ. Some regions (i.e., the anterior cingulate and insular cortex) take a ‘default role’ because these are not modulated in their activity by demands or the complexity of event file coding processes. In contrast, regions in the motor cortex, middle frontal, temporal, and superior parietal cortices were not activated by ‘default’ but revealed modulations depending on the complexity of perception-action integration (i.e., whether an event file has to be reconfigured). Perception-action integration thus reflects a multi-region processing of specific fractions of information in the neurophysiological signal. This needs to be taken into account when further developing a cognitive science framework detailing perception-action integration.

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Original languageEnglish
Article numbere14178
JournalPsychophysiology
Volume60
Issue number2
Publication statusPublished - Feb 2023
Peer-reviewedYes

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PubMed 36083256
ORCID /0000-0002-9069-7803/work/146644466
ORCID /0000-0002-2989-9561/work/146788814
WOS 000851571200001
ORCID /0000-0003-3136-3296/work/147673529

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Keywords

  • EEG, ICA, perception-action integration, response inhibition, temporal signal decomposition, theory of event coding, Response inhibition, Theory of event coding, Eeg, Ica, Perception-action integration, Temporal signal decomposition, Brain, Humans, Electroencephalography, Parietal Lobe, Evoked Potentials/physiology, Perception

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