Participants performed a modified Sternberg working memory task18 (link) during the fMRI experiment. Each trial consisted of either a high-load or a low-load working memory condition (Figure 1 ). Task accuracy and reaction time (RT) were recorded for each trial. Each scan included four task runs, which each consisted of seven high-load and seven low-load working memory trials randomly intermixed. Each run began with a 10 second rest interval to allow the fMRI signals to equilibrate. The stimulus presentations were implemented using E-Prime software (version 2.0; Psychology Software Tools, Inc., 2002) and projected at the center of the screen using a magnet-compatible projection system. Prior to each fMRI session, participants were trained with instructions and a practice session of the task.
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Sternberg Working Memory Task in fMRI
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Error Awareness Task in fMRI Scanning
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Scanning was conducted between August 2013 and July 2017 at Monash Biomedical Imaging (Victoria, Australia). Images were acquired using a Siemens Skyra 3-Tesla MRI scanner with a 32-channel head coil. High resolution T1-weighted structural MPRAGE images (time echo [TE] = 2.07 ms, time repetition [TR] = 2,300 ms, FOV = 256 mm, flip angle = 9°, thickness = 1 mm isotropic, sagittal slices) were acquired prior to functional imaging to enable activation localization and for spatial normalization. Functional images were acquired using a gradient-echo pulse sequence (TE = 30 ms, TR = 2,460 ms, FOV = 190 mm, flip angle = 90°, 44 contiguous transversal slices of 3.0 mm thickness). The error awareness task was presented using E-Prime software (version 2.0; Psychology Software Tools) on a Cambridge 32-inch BOLD screen, which was reflected onto a mirror visor positioned in the radio frequency head coil. Participants responded to each stimulus using their right hand, entering their responses using 2 buttons on a 4-button MR-compatible response pad (Fiber-Optic response pads; Current Designs).
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