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Suppression of actions that are inappropriate in a given context and that interfere with goal-driven behavior.

Alias(es)

motor inhibition

Definition contributed by Anonymous

Asserted relationships to other concepts

response inhibition
is a kind of

response inhibition
is a part of

No associations
are a kind of
response inhibition

No associations

Tasks that are asserted to measure response inhibition

Task Contrast Measure

sustained attention to response task
  • speed versus accuracy

Motor Selective Stop Signal Task
  • correct stopping

Cognitive Reflection Test
  • inhibition of intuitive answer

stimulus selective stop signal task
  • stopping ability

Verbal Interference Test
  • cognitive regulation

stop signal task
  • stop signal reaction time
  • go trial
  • successful stop trial
  • failed stop

go/no-go task
  • Stop trial

choice reaction time task
  • non-stimulus

Stroop task
  • incongruent minus congruent

Hayling sentence completion test
  • Initiation minus Inhibition

color-word stroop task
  • incongruent - congruent
  • incongruent - neutral

conditional stop signal task
  • successful stop minus go
  • successful stop-critical
  • failed stop-critical

Go-No-Go Zoo Task
  • No-Go Errors

Go-NoGo fMRI paradigm
  • activation of cognitive control circuit

Stroop-like Arrows Task
  • correct response

Term BIBLIOGRAPHY

The neural basis of inhibition in cognitive control.
Aron AR
The Neuroscientist : a review journal bringing neurobiology, neurology and psychiatry (Neuroscientist)
2007 Jun