C6
Cognitive Control in Impulsivity and Compulsivity: Cognitive control as transdiagnostic construct for impulsive and compulsive disorders and its relation to self-control
Trait impulsivity and compulsivity are associated with deficits in self-control and dysfunctions of cognitive control. Impulsivity reflects the difficulty to inhibit the initiation of behavior and compulsivity the termination of a behavior that is no longer suitable. Thereby, the two dimensions may reflect implementations of dysfunctional control modes regarding the flexibility vs. stability dilemma. In the next funding phase, we will investigate cognitive control and self-control in a transdiagnostic approach by including (mild to moderate) clinical samples along the compulsivity and impulsivity dimensions: obsessive-compulsive disorder and alcohol-use disorder. We will obtain behavioral and neural measures within the research domain criteria (RDoC) dimension cognitive control and examine together with the other projects in domain C everyday self-control using ecological momentary assessments. The aim of the project is to delineate (transdiagnostic) subgroups of individuals characterized by common configurations of behavioral, neural, and self-reported control capabilities. We expect (1) to identify subgroups that are formed by individuals from different diagnostic groups (along the impulsivity-compulsivity dimensions), (2) to find differences between subgroups in behavioral and neural measures of cognitive control, and (3) to relate cognitive control to daily functioning and self-control behavior. With this approach we will be able to contribute to the question whether dysfunctions of cognitive control and its neural correlates contribute to self-control failures and mental disorders.
Project Members
Principal Investigator
Prof. Dr. Tanja Endrass
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Dr. Raoul Dieterich
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Staff
Kerstin Dück
Doctoral researcher
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Rebecca Overmeyer M.Sc.
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PUBLICATIONS
Dück, K., Overmeyer, R., Mohr, H., & Endrass, T. (2022). Are electrophysiological correlates of response inhibition linked to impulsivity and compulsivity? A machine‐learning analysis of a Go/Nogo task. Psychophysiology, e14310. https://doi.org/10.1111/psyp.14310
Overmeyer, R., Fürtjes, S., Ersche, K., Ehrlich, S., & Endrass, T. (2020). Self-regulation is negatively associated with habit tendencies: A validation of the German Creature of Habit Scale. Personality and Individual Differences, 163. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2020.110029
Berghauser, J., Bensmann, W., Zink, N., Endrass, T., Beste, C., & Stock, A. K. (2020). Alcohol Hangover Does Not Alter the Application of Model-Based and Model-Free Learning Strategies. J Clin Med, 9(5). https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm9051453
Kilian, C., Brockel, K. L., Overmeyer, R., Dieterich, R., & Endrass, T. (2020). Neural correlates of response inhibition and performance monitoring in binge watching. Int J Psychophysiol, 158, 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2020.09.003
Overmeyer, R., Berghauser, J., Dieterich, R., Wolff, M., Goschke, T., & Endrass, T. (2020). The Error-Related Negativity Predicts Self-Control Failures in Daily Life. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 14, 614979. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2020.614979
Dieterich, R., Wullhorst, V., Berghauser, J., Overmeyer, R., & Endrass, T. (2021). Electrocortical correlates of impaired motor inhibition and outcome processing are related in high binge-watching. Psychophysiology, 58(6), e13814. https://doi.org/10.1111/psyp.13814
Endrass, T., & Ullsperger, M. (2021). Decision-making as transdiagnostic construct for mental health research. Neuron, 109(12), 1912-1914. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuron.2021.05.034