Oxazepam alters action monitoring

被引:65
作者
Johannes, S [1 ]
Wieringa, BM
Nager, W
Dengler, R
Münte, TF
机构
[1] Hannover Med Sch, Dept Neurol, D-30623 Hannover, Germany
[2] Univ Magdeburg, Dept Neuropsychol, D-39106 Magdeburg, Germany
关键词
oxazepam; attention; action monitoring; event-related potentials; P3b; error-related negativity;
D O I
10.1007/s002130100680
中图分类号
Q189 [神经科学];
学科分类号
071006 ;
摘要
Rationale: Oxazepam has been demonstrated to slow reaction times and increase the rate of omission errors in attentional experiments. This suggests that action monitoring might also be impaired. Objectives. The present study used the event-related brain potential (ERP) technique to investigate this hypothesis. The P3b component to targets was taken as an indicator of the target evaluation process, and the response-locked error-related negativity (ERN) served as an indicator of action monitoring. We hypothesized that the amplitudes of ERN and P3b would be reduced as an effect of oxazepam. Methods. A simple "oddball" reaction time experiment was conducted in a double-blind crossover study of 30 mg oxazepam versus placebo. In order to investigate variations in attentional allocation, separate experimental runs were undertaken with target frequencies of 50% and 80%. Results. ERN and P3b amplitudes were lower in the 80% target condition than in the 50% condition. Oxazepam did not affect behavioral parameters but was associated with an ERN of lower amplitude than the placebo condition. ERN amplitude variations between target conditions remained unchanged. Conclusions: Although the intake of 30 mg oxazepam did not impair behavioral performance, measures of the electrophysiological recordings show that action monitoring processes were altered. We argue that this may he related to the anxiolytic properties of the drug and may constitute an important causal factor for behavioral impairments after the intake of oxazepam.
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