Abnormal performance monitoring but intact response inhibition in sensation seeking

The sensation‐seeking trait is a potential endophenotype for various addictive behaviors. Using a nonclinical sample, the current ERP study examined the effects of sensation seeking on performance monitoring and response inhibition. Twenty high sensation seekers and 21 low sensation seekers were selected from a large sample based on their sensation‐seeking score and performed a stop‐signal task while their EEG was recorded. High relative to low...