fr
Article scientifique
Anglais

Inter-individual variability in metacognitive ability for visuomotor performance and underlying brain structures

Publié dansConsciousness and cognition, vol. 36, p. 327-337
Date de publication2015
Résumé

Metacognition refers to the ability to discriminate between one's own correct and incorrect decisions. The neurobiological underpinnings of metacognition have mainly been studied in perceptual decision-making. Here we investigated whether differences in brain structure predict individual variability in metacognitive sensitivity for visuomotor performance. Participants had to draw straight trajectories toward visual targets, which could unpredictably deviate around detection threshold, report such deviations when detected, and rate their confidence level for such reports. Structural brain MRI analyses revealed that larger gray-matter volume (GMV) in the left middle occipital gyrus, left medial parietal cortex, and right postcentral gyrus predicted higher deviation detection sensitivity. By contrast, larger GMV in the right prefrontal cortex but also right anterior insula and right fusiform gyrus predicted higher metacognitive sensitivity. These results extend past research by linking metacognitive sensitivity for visuomotor behavior to brain areas involved in action agency (insula), executive control (prefrontal cortex) and vision (fusiform).

Mots-clés
  • Metacognitive sensitivity
  • Right anterior insula
  • Visuomotor performance
Citation (format ISO)
SINANAJ, Indrit, COJAN, Yann, VUILLEUMIER, Patrik. Inter-individual variability in metacognitive ability for visuomotor performance and underlying brain structures. In: Consciousness and cognition, 2015, vol. 36, p. 327–337. doi: 10.1016/j.concog.2015.07.012
Fichiers principaux (1)
Article (Published version)
accessLevelRestricted
Identifiants
ISSN du journal1053-8100
588vues
8téléchargements

Informations techniques

Création02/11/2015 09:42:00
Première validation02/11/2015 09:42:00
Heure de mise à jour14/03/2023 23:46:40
Changement de statut14/03/2023 23:46:40
Dernière indexation16/01/2024 19:21:34
All rights reserved by Archive ouverte UNIGE and the University of GenevaunigeBlack