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Mismatch negativity (MMN), the deviance-elicited auditory deflection, explained

May, Patrick J. C., Tiitinen, Hannu·2010·Psychophysiology

Abstract

The current review constitutes the first comprehensive look at the possibility that the mismatch negativity (MMN, the deflection of the auditory ERP/ERF elicited by stimulus change) might be generated by so-called fresh-afferent neuronal activity. This possibility has been repeatedly ruled out for the past 30 years, with the prevailing theoretical accounts relying on a memory-based explanation instead. We propose that the MMN is, in essence, a latency- and amplitude-modulated expression of the auditory N1 response, generated by fresh-afferent activity of cortical neurons that are under nonuniform levels of adaptation.

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  • MMN is thought to represent the difference between intact neural responses to deviant stimuli and attenuated neural responses to standard stimuli.

    “In the adaptation hypothesis, as neuronal responses to standard stimuli decline after repetitive presentation of standard stimuli (11), MMN is thought to represent the difference between intact neural responses to deviant stimuli and attenuated neural responses to standard stimuli.”

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Authors
May, P. J. C., & Tiitinen, H.
Affiliations
Aalto University (FI)
Corresponding author
May, Patrick J. C.
Venue
Psychophysiology
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2010-01
Volume
47
Issue
1
Pages
66-122
ISSN
  • 0048-5772 (ISSN-L)
  • 1469-8986
OpenAlex
W2119845553
Cited by
549
References
538
Citations by year
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FWCI
14.35
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Psychophysiology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neuroscience and Music Perception
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Sensory Systems › Hearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, Genetics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural dynamics and brain function
Keywords
mismatch negativity, auditory event-related potentials, deviance, sensory adaptation, memory-based models, cortical neurons
MeSH terms
Acoustic Stimulation, Adaptation, Psychological, Affect, Auditory Cortex, Auditory Perception, Auditory Threshold, Electroencephalography, Evoked Potentials, Auditory, Humans, Memory, Neuronal Plasticity

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