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Switch-Related and General Preparation Processes in Task-Switching: Evidence from Multivariate Pattern Classification of EEG Data

Elise L. Mansfield, Frini Karayanidis and Michael X Cohen
Journal of Neuroscience 12 December 2012, 32 (50) 18253-18258; https://doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.0737-12.2012
Elise L. Mansfield
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1School of Psychology, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales, Australia, 2308 and
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Michael X Cohen
2Brain and Cognition, Psychology, University of Amsterdam, Weesperplein 4, 1018 XA Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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    Paradigm. A, Mapping of the three tasks to each of the main segments of the circle. B, Target sets associated with each task. C, Example cue-target sequence, showing the cue highlighting two adjacent segments, followed by the target appearing within one of the cued segments. Words are shown here to illustrate the task and were not seen by the participant.

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    Mean reaction time (top) and error proportion (bottom) for each trial type, with SE bars. R, Repeat; NI-R, non-informative repeat; ST, switch-to; SA, switch-away; NI-S, non-informative switch.

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    Power analysis. A, Topographical plots showing alpha power (8–12 Hz) for repeat, switch-to and switch-away cues relative to non-informative cues, within the cue to target interval. B, Time-frequency plots for each cue type relative to non-informative cues, at electrodes FC4, PO7, and PO8. Significant clusters of pixels are outlined.

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    Multivariate pattern analysis. Top row, Topographical plots showing misclassification of repeat and switch-away activity as switch-to activity within the alpha band. Red, Repeat misclassified as switch-to; blue, switch-away misclassified as switch-to. Middle row, Time-frequency plots for right frontal and right parietal clusters, with significant clusters of pixels outlined. Bottom row, Misclassification values within the alpha band at right frontal and right parietal clusters plotted against time. Values > 0.50 show greater misclassification of repeat as switch-to, values < 0.50 show greater misclassification of switch-away as switch-to. Colored bars represent time windows in which misclassification values were significantly different from 0.50.

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Elise L. Mansfield, Frini Karayanidis, Michael X Cohen
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