Making sense of mismatch negativity

K Fitzgerald, J Todd - Frontiers in psychiatry, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Evoked potentials provide valuable insight into brain processes that are integral to our ability
to interact effectively and efficiently in the world. The mismatch negativity (MMN) component …

The mismatch negativity (MMN) in basic research of central auditory processing: a review

R Näätänen, P Paavilainen, T Rinne, K Alho - Clinical neurophysiology, 2007 - Elsevier
In the present article, the basic research using the mismatch negativity (MMN) and
analogous results obtained by using the magnetoencephalography (MEG) and other brain …

The magical number 4 in short-term memory: A reconsideration of mental storage capacity

N Cowan - Behavioral and brain sciences, 2001 - cambridge.org
Miller (1956) summarized evidence that people can remember about seven chunks in short-
term memory (STM) tasks. However, that number was meant more as a rough estimate and …

Towards a cognitive neuroscience of consciousness: basic evidence and a workspace framework

S Dehaene, L Naccache - Cognition, 2001 - Elsevier
This introductory chapter attempts to clarify the philosophical, empirical, and theoretical
bases on which a cognitive neuroscience approach to consciousness can be founded. We …

[HTML][HTML] The mismatch negativity: a review of underlying mechanisms

MI Garrido, JM Kilner, KE Stephan, KJ Friston - Clinical neurophysiology, 2009 - Elsevier
The mismatch negativity (MMN) is a brain response to violations of a rule, established by a
sequence of sensory stimuli (typically in the auditory domain)[Näätänen R. Attention and …

[LIVRE][B] Psychophysiology: Human behavior and physiological response

JL Andreassi - 2010 - taylorfrancis.com
As new technology fuels the rapid growth of research in psychophysiology, it is essential that
those new to the field receive a comprehensive introduction. Psychophysiology: Human …

Language-specific phoneme representations revealed by electric and magnetic brain responses

R Näätänen, A Lehtokoski, M Lennes, M Cheour… - Nature, 1997 - nature.com
There is considerable debate about whether the early processing of sounds depends on
whether they form part of speech. Proponents of such speech specificity postulate the …

Processing of low-probability sounds by cortical neurons

N Ulanovsky, L Las, I Nelken - Nature neuroscience, 2003 - nature.com
The ability to detect rare auditory events can be critical for survival. We report here that
neurons in cat primary auditory cortex (A1) responded more strongly to a rarely presented …

Neural mechanisms of involuntary attention to acoustic novelty and change

C Escera, K Alho, I Winkler, R Näätänen - Journal of cognitive …, 1998 - direct.mit.edu
Behavioral and event-related brain potential (ERP) measures were used to elucidate the
neural mechanisms of involuntary engagement of attention by novelty and change in the …

The concept of auditory stimulus representation in cognitive neuroscience.

R Näätänen, I Winkler - Psychological bulletin, 1999 - psycnet.apa.org
The sequence of neurophysiological processes elicited in the auditory system by a sound is
analyzed in search of the stage at which the processes carrying sensory information cross …