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Project

Not acting isn't doing nothing.
Code
3E010409
Duration
01 October 2009 → 31 January 2012
Funding
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund, Research Foundation - Flanders (FWO)
Research disciplines
  • Social sciences
    • Animal experimental and comparative psychology
    • Applied psychology
    • Human experimental psychology
Keywords
fMRI self-control ERP non-action inhibition
 
Project description
 

The ability to voluntarily refrain from behaviour is extremely relevant in our highly interactieve and social environment tnat does not leave room for strong impulses. However, research on response inhibition has primarily focused on externally induced inhibitory control.We have recently started to investigate the neural basis and functional mechanisms of voluntary inhibition of an ongoing behaviour (self control) and voluntary decision not to execute a behaviour (voluntary non-action).