Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Experiment Videos

Attention and mismatch negativity

R Näätänen1, P Paavilainen, H Tiitinen

  • 1Department of Psychology, University of Helsinki, Finland.

Psychophysiology
|September 1, 1993
PubMed
Summary
This summary is machine-generated.

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

Precise Measurement of the Chromoelectric Dipole Moment of the Charm Quark.

Physical review letters·2026
Same author

Precise Measurement of Matter-Antimatter Asymmetry with Entangled Hyperon-Antihyperon Pairs.

Physical review letters·2026
Same author

Observation of Λ[over ¯]p→K^{+}π^{+}π^{-}π^{0} and Λ[over ¯]p→K^{+}π^{+}π^{-}2π^{0}.

Physical review letters·2026
Same author

First Measurement of the D_{s}^{+}→K^{0}μ^{+}ν_{μ} Decay.

Physical review letters·2026
Same author

Observation of the Electromagnetic Radiative Decays of the Λ(1520) and Λ(1690) to γΣ^{0}.

Physical review letters·2026
Same author

Observation of a Threshold Enhancement in the π^{+}π^{-} Spectrum in ψ(3686)→π^{+}π^{-}J/ψ Decays.

Physical review letters·2026
Same journal

Neural Sensitivity to Conversational Inter-Speaker Gaps in the Broad Autism Phenotype.

Psychophysiology·2026
Same journal

Open Communication Can Lead to Equivalent EEG Data Quality for Black Women: Multilevel Modeling Interindividual Differences on Emotional Scene and Face Perception.

Psychophysiology·2026
Same journal

What's in a Mean? Comparing Interbeat Interval Averaging Methods Across Variability Levels and Window Lengths.

Psychophysiology·2026
Same journal

Model-Free and Model-Based Learning in Human Fear Conditioning.

Psychophysiology·2026
Same journal

Examining the Impact of Acute Exercise and Arousal Reappraisal on Stressor-Evoked Psychological and Cardiovascular Responses.

Psychophysiology·2026
Same journal

Respiratory Sinus Arrhythmia and Hierarchical Dimensions of Psychopathology.

Psychophysiology·2026
See all related articles

Mismatch negativity (MMN) is an auditory event-related potential. While frequency MMN is attention-independent, intensity MMN is attenuated when attention is diverted, suggesting attention affects MMN generation.

Area of Science:

  • Neuroscience
  • Auditory Perception
  • Cognitive Psychology

Background:

  • Mismatch negativity (MMN) is an auditory electroencephalography (EEG) marker.
  • MMN is typically elicited by infrequent, deviant auditory stimuli.
  • MMN is thought to reflect automatic auditory change detection.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the role of attention in MMN generation.
  • To differentiate the effects of attention on frequency vs. intensity MMN.
  • To examine the automaticity of the MMN response.

Main Methods:

  • Dichotic presentation of standard and deviant auditory stimuli (frequency and intensity).
  • Subjects focused attention on one ear, counting specific deviants.
  • Measured MMN amplitude and latency in attended and ignored auditory streams.

Related Experiment Videos

Main Results:

  • MMN to frequency deviants was elicited in the ignored ear, similar to the attended ear.
  • MMN to intensity deviants was significantly attenuated in the ignored ear.
  • Attention appears to modulate the MMN generator, not initial sensory processing.

Conclusions:

  • MMN to frequency changes is largely independent of attention.
  • MMN to intensity changes is susceptible to attentional modulation.
  • Attention influences the neural processes underlying MMN generation.