In some of these studies, the error rate on post-error trials was exceptionally low (e.g., Laming 1979; Robertson et al. 1997), indicating the operation of an executive error-correction system localized to the anterior cingulate cortex (e.g., Bush et al. 2000; Fernandez-Duque et al. 2000).
But since nobody imagines that would have happened, a defeat here will look much like an unforced executive branch error, rather than a case of Congress breaking decisively with its ongoing tendency to abdicate to the other branches.
Just two weeks ago, Bloomberg published an obituary for Steve Jobs, Apple's chief executive, in error.
The ACC subserves a wide range of high-level functions including executive control, error detection, reward, anticipation, and consciousness [5], [15], [16].
On a conference call on Thursday, Jamie Dimon, the bank's chief executive, blamed "errors, sloppiness and bad judgment" for the $2 billion loss, which stemmed from a hedging strategy that backfired.
Manipulating cholinergic neurotransmission in the hippocampus, which receives extensive cholinergic innervations, changes the cognitive control over executive function and error monitoring (Carter et al. 1998), suggesting cholinergic involvement in stress responses.
The ACC is a part of the limbic lobe, which is activated in tasks involving attention on the Stroop test and go/no-go tasks and is supposed to play an important role in attention, motivation, executive function and error detection [ 32- 34].
One insurance executive said the errors were "very scary" because they indicated, in some cases, that consumers had canceled enrollments when they were still enrolled.
Disney has fired three executives over the error, including Jim Lewis, the president of Disney Vacation Club, which is its its time-share division.
C14 Mea Culpa From Time Warner Time Warner's decision to block ABC in 3.5 million homes last week was an error, executives acknowledge, that came about through a legal miscalculation and a conviction that Disney, the owner of ABC, would back down in negotiations.
