Frontocentral theta activity associated with habitual stimulus-response mappings

Abstract

Beyond the traditional short-term and instant bottom-up response paradigms in stimulus-response (S-R) mappings, this study focused on the investigation of a neural mechanism underlying long-term and habitual S-R mappings. By using three different types of modified rock-paper-scissors (RPS) tasks along with EEG recordings, we found the apparent modulation of frontocentral theta power associated with habitual S-R mappings. Our results showed the characteristics of induced neural activities through the difference in the customary S-R association established over a long period of time.