| Abbreviation | Term |
| CEN | Central executive network |
| CNV | Contingent negative variation |
| CR | Correct response |
| DBA | Deep brain activity |
| DLPFC | Dorsolateral prefrontal cortex |
| DMN | Default mode network |
| ECoG | Electrocorticogram |
| EEG | Electroencephalogram |
| ER-DBA | Event-related deep brain activity |
| ERP | Event-related potential |
| GABA | γ-aminobutyric acid |
| IPFC | Inferior prefrontal cortex |
| IPS | Intra-parietal sulcus |
| IR | Incorrect response |
| NR | No response |
| NRT | Noun repetition task |
| PCC | Posterior cingulate cortex |
| | Probability density function |
| PES | Post error slowing |
| SN | Salience network |
| VGT | Verb generation task |
| VTA | Ventral tegmental area |
| aIC | Anterior insular cortex |
| dACC | Dorsal anterior cingulate cortex |
| fMRI | Functional magnetic resonance imaging |