An error-related negativity potential investigation of response monitoring function in individuals with pathological internet use / 中华行为医学与脑科学杂志

ABSTRACT

ObjectiveTo investigate response monitoring function in individuals with pathological internet use(PIU) using the modified Eriksen flanker task by event-related potentials(ERPs).Methods23 individuals met Young's diagnostic questionnaire (YDQ) criteria for PIU were enrolled as research group and 23 sexual-and age matched healthy persons enrolled as control group.EEG was recorded during participants performed the modified Erikson flanker task.Reactive time (RT) and error rates were compared between two groups. BESA 5.2.0was used to perform data analysisand theerror-related negativity(ERN)amnplitudeswereanalyzed.Results False alarm rate of PIU group was higher than that of control group.A repeated measure ANOVA revealed a significant group,frontal electrode sites and group × frontal electrode sites main effect for ERN amplitudes ( for groupF =768,df=1,P =0.000 ; for frontal electrode sitesF =615,df=2,P =0.000 ; for group × frontal electrode sitesF =516,df=2,P=0.000),and a significant group,central electrode sites and group × central electrode sites main effect for ERN amplitudes ( for groupF=768,df=1,P =0.000 ; for central electrode sitesF =599,df=2,P =0.000 ; for group × central electrode sitesF =483,df=2,P =0.000).ERN amplitudes of PIU group were lower than those at control group.ConclusionIndividuals with PIU present response monitoring dysfunctions and share neuropsychological and ERPs characteristics of compulsive-impulsive spectrum disorder,which supports that PIU is an impulse disorder or at least related to impulse control disorder.