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Mismatch negativity during objective and subjective sleepiness

M Sallinen1, H Lyytinen

  • 1Department of Psychology, University of Jyväskylä, Finland. sall@occuphealth.fi

Psychophysiology
|December 24, 1997
PubMed
Summary

Auditory event-related potentials, mismatch negativity (MMN) and P3, decrease with sleepiness. This reduction in MMN and P3 amplitude correlates with impaired behavioral performance, indicating alertness decline impacts auditory processing.

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Area of Science:

  • Neuroscience
  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Sleep Research

Background:

  • Auditory event-related potentials, including mismatch negativity (MMN) and P3, are sensitive neural markers.
  • Sleepiness can affect cognitive functions and neural processing.
  • Understanding MMN and P3 changes during declining alertness is crucial for cognitive neuroscience.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the impact of varying levels of sleepiness on mismatch negativity (MMN) and P3 amplitudes.
  • To examine the relationship between subjective/objective sleepiness and auditory event-related potentials.
  • To determine if MMN and P3 changes precede actual sleep onset.

Main Methods:

  • Auditory event-related potentials (MMN and P3) were recorded in eleven young adults during a nighttime experiment.

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  • Stimuli included unattended auditory deviants and rare targets/light flashes.
  • Subjective and objective measures of sleepiness were assessed alongside electrophysiological data.

    • Main Results:

    • MMN amplitude decreased significantly at frontal and central electrode sites (Fz, Cz) with increasing sleepiness.
    • P3 amplitude also showed a reduction during periods of heightened sleepiness.
    • The decline in MMN amplitude was associated with decreased behavioral performance.

    Conclusions:

    • Reduced alertness, even before reaching a sleep state, attenuates the mismatch negativity (MMN).
    • Both MMN and P3 amplitudes are diminished by decreasing alertness, impacting auditory processing.
    • These findings highlight the sensitivity of early auditory processing to fluctuations in alertness.