The Error-Related Negativity. (March 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Gehring, William J.; Goss, Brian; Coles, Michael G. H.; Meyer, David E.; Donchin, Emanuel
• Is Part Of: Perspectives on psychological science. Volume 13:Number 2(2018)
• Page Start: 200
• Page End: 204
• Publication Date: 2018-03
• Subjects: cognition -- neuroscience; Psychology -- Periodicals; 150
• DOI: 10.1177/1745691617715310
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1745-6916

Abstract

We look back on the events surrounding the genesis of our 1993 article on the error-related negativity (ERN), a component of the event-related brain potential that accompanies errors in the performance of speeded-response tasks. Our reminiscences focus on the personal friendships, intellectual influences, and chance occurrences that shaped the article. To put our work in historical context, we consider subsequent trends in neuroimaging, computational modeling, and psychiatry that gave the ERN high visibility and contributed to the longevity of its scientific interest.