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@ARTICLE{Danielmeier:200989,
author = {Danielmeier, C. and Allen, E. A. and Jocham, G. and Onur,
Özgür and Eichele, T. and Ullsperger, M.},
title = {{A}cetylcholine mediates behavioral and neural post-error
control},
journal = {Current biology},
volume = {25},
number = {11},
issn = {0960-9822},
address = {London},
publisher = {Current Biology Ltd.},
reportid = {FZJ-2015-03308},
pages = {1461-1468},
year = {2015},
abstract = {Humans often commit errors when they are distracted by
irrelevant information and no longer focus on what is
relevant to the task at hand. Adjustments following errors
are essential for optimizing goal achievement. The posterior
medial frontal cortex (pMFC), a key area for monitoring
errors, has been shown to trigger such post-error
adjustments by modulating activity in visual cortical areas.
However, the mechanisms by which pMFC controls sensory
cortices are unknown. We provide evidence for a mechanism
based on pMFC-induced recruitment of cholinergic projections
to task-relevant sensory areas. Using fMRI in healthy
volunteers, we found that error-related pMFC activity
predicted subsequent adjustments in task-relevant visual
brain areas. In particular, following an error, activity
increased in those visual cortical areas involved in
processing task-relevant stimulus features, whereas activity
decreased in areas representing irrelevant, distracting
features. Following treatment with the muscarinic
acetylcholine receptor antagonist biperiden, activity in
visual areas was no longer under control of error-related
pMFC activity. This was paralleled by abolished post-error
behavioral adjustments under biperiden. Our results reveal a
prominent role of acetylcholine in cognitive control that
has not been recognized thus far. Regaining optimal
performance after errors critically depends on top-down
control of perception driven by the pMFC and mediated by
acetylcholine. This may explain the lack of adaptivity in
conditions with reduced availability of cortical
acetylcholine, such as Alzheimer’s disease.},
cin = {INM-3},
ddc = {570},
cid = {I:(DE-Juel1)INM-3-20090406},
pnm = {572 - (Dys-)function and Plasticity (POF3-572)},
pid = {G:(DE-HGF)POF3-572},
typ = {PUB:(DE-HGF)16},
UT = {WOS:000355556600020},
pubmed = {pmid:25959965},
doi = {10.1016/j.cub.2015.04.022},
url = {https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/200989},
}