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Kong Y, Zhao C, Li D, Li B, Hu Y, Liu H, Woolgar A, Guo J, Song Y. Auditory change detection and visual selective attention: association between MMN and N2pc. Cereb Cortex 2024; 34:bhae175. [PMID: 38700440 DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhae175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2023] [Revised: 04/02/2024] [Accepted: 04/16/2024] [Indexed: 05/05/2024] Open
Abstract
While the auditory and visual systems each provide distinct information to our brain, they also work together to process and prioritize input to address ever-changing conditions. Previous studies highlighted the trade-off between auditory change detection and visual selective attention; however, the relationship between them is still unclear. Here, we recorded electroencephalography signals from 106 healthy adults in three experiments. Our findings revealed a positive correlation at the population level between the amplitudes of event-related potential indices associated with auditory change detection (mismatch negativity) and visual selective attention (posterior contralateral N2) when elicited in separate tasks. This correlation persisted even when participants performed a visual task while disregarding simultaneous auditory stimuli. Interestingly, as visual attention demand increased, participants whose posterior contralateral N2 amplitude increased the most exhibited the largest reduction in mismatch negativity, suggesting a within-subject trade-off between the two processes. Taken together, our results suggest an intimate relationship and potential shared mechanism between auditory change detection and visual selective attention. We liken this to a total capacity limit that varies between individuals, which could drive correlated individual differences in auditory change detection and visual selective attention, and also within-subject competition between the two, with task-based modulation of visual attention causing within-participant decrease in auditory change detection sensitivity.
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- Yuanjun Kong
- State Key Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience and Learning & IDG/McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Beijing Normal University, 19 Xinjiekouwai Street, Beijing 100875, China
- MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, University of Cambridge, 15 Chaucer Road, Cambridge CB2 7EF, UK
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- State Key Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience and Learning & IDG/McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Beijing Normal University, 19 Xinjiekouwai Street, Beijing 100875, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience and Learning & IDG/McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Beijing Normal University, 19 Xinjiekouwai Street, Beijing 100875, China
- Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Beijing Normal University at Zhuhai, 18 Jinfeng Road, Zhuhai 519087, China
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Applied Experimental Psychology, National Demonstration Center for Experimental Psychology Education, Faculty of Psychology, Beijing Normal University, 19 Xinjiekouwai Street, Beijing 100875, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience and Learning & IDG/McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Beijing Normal University, 19 Xinjiekouwai Street, Beijing 100875, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience and Learning & IDG/McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Beijing Normal University, 19 Xinjiekouwai Street, Beijing 100875, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience and Learning & IDG/McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Beijing Normal University, 19 Xinjiekouwai Street, Beijing 100875, China
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- MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, University of Cambridge, 15 Chaucer Road, Cambridge CB2 7EF, UK
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- State Key Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience and Learning & IDG/McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Beijing Normal University, 19 Xinjiekouwai Street, Beijing 100875, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience and Learning & IDG/McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Beijing Normal University, 19 Xinjiekouwai Street, Beijing 100875, China
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Ghosh P, Talwar S, Banerjee A. Unsupervised Characterization of Prediction Error Markers in Unisensory and Multisensory Streams Reveal the Spatiotemporal Hierarchy of Cortical Information Processing. eNeuro 2024; 11:ENEURO.0251-23.2024. [PMID: 38702194 PMCID: PMC11069433 DOI: 10.1523/eneuro.0251-23.2024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2023] [Revised: 03/19/2024] [Accepted: 03/20/2024] [Indexed: 05/06/2024] Open
Abstract
Elicited upon violation of regularity in stimulus presentation, mismatch negativity (MMN) reflects the brain's ability to perform automatic comparisons between consecutive stimuli and provides an electrophysiological index of sensory error detection whereas P300 is associated with cognitive processes such as updating of the working memory. To date, there has been extensive research on the roles of MMN and P300 individually, because of their potential to be used as clinical markers of consciousness and attention, respectively. Here, we intend to explore with an unsupervised and rigorous source estimation approach, the underlying cortical generators of MMN and P300, in the context of prediction error propagation along the hierarchies of brain information processing in healthy human participants. The existing methods of characterizing the two ERPs involve only approximate estimations of their amplitudes and latencies based on specific sensors of interest. Our objective is twofold: first, we introduce a novel data-driven unsupervised approach to compute latencies and amplitude of ERP components accurately on an individual-subject basis and reconfirm earlier findings. Second, we demonstrate that in multisensory environments, MMN generators seem to reflect a significant overlap of "modality-specific" and "modality-independent" information processing while P300 generators mark a shift toward completely "modality-independent" processing. Advancing earlier understanding that multisensory contexts speed up early sensory processing, our study reveals that temporal facilitation extends to even the later components of prediction error processing, using EEG experiments. Such knowledge can be of value to clinical research for characterizing the key developmental stages of lifespan aging, schizophrenia, and depression.
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- Priyanka Ghosh
- Cognitive Brain Dynamics Lab, National Brain Research Centre, Gurgaon 122052, India
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- Cognitive Brain Dynamics Lab, National Brain Research Centre, Gurgaon 122052, India
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- Cognitive Brain Dynamics Lab, National Brain Research Centre, Gurgaon 122052, India
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Doneddu PE, Gentile L, Cocito D, Fazio R, Luigetti M, Briani C, Filosto M, Siciliano G, Benedetti L, Antonini G, Matà S, Marfia GA, Inghilleri M, Manganelli F, Cosentino G, Brighina F, Carpo M, Carta F, Mazzeo A, Peci E, Strano C, Romano A, Campagnolo M, Cotti-Piccinelli S, Viola DV, Germano F, Leonardi L, Sperti M, Mataluni G, Ceccanti M, Spina E, Vegezzi E, Di Stefano V, Nobile-Orazio E. Assessment of diagnostic criteria for multifocal motor neuropathy in patients included in the Italian database. Eur J Neurol 2024; 31:e16248. [PMID: 38376074 DOI: 10.1111/ene.16248] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2023] [Revised: 01/18/2024] [Accepted: 01/30/2024] [Indexed: 02/21/2024]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE This study aimed to assess the diagnostic criteria, ancillary investigations and treatment response using real-life data in multifocal motor neuropathy (MMN) patients. METHODS Clinical and laboratory data were collected from 110 patients enrolled in the Italian MMN database through a structured questionnaire. Twenty-six patients were excluded due to the unavailability of nerve conduction studies or the presence of clinical signs and symptoms and electrodiagnostic abnormalities inconsistent with the MMN diagnosis. Analyses were conducted on 73 patients with a confirmed MMN diagnosis and 11 patients who did not meet the diagnostic criteria. RESULTS The European Federation of Neurological Societies/Peripheral Nerve Society (EFNS/PNS) diagnostic criteria were variably applied. AUTHOR When applying the American Association of Electrodiagnostic Medicine criteria, an additional 17% of patients fulfilled the criteria for probable/definite diagnosis whilst a further 9.5% missed the diagnosis. In 17% of the patients only compound muscle action potential amplitude, but not area, was measured and subsequently recorded in the database by the treating physician. Additional investigations, including anti-GM1 immunoglobulin M antibodies, cerebrospinal fluid analysis, nerve ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging, supported the diagnosis in 46%-83% of the patients. Anti-GM1 immunoglobulin M antibodies and nerve ultrasound demonstrated the highest sensitivity. Additional tests were frequently performed outside the EFNS/PNS guideline recommendations. CONCLUSIONS This study provides insights into the real-world diagnostic and management strategies for MMN, highlighting the challenges in applying diagnostic criteria.
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- Pietro Emiliano Doneddu
- Neuromuscular and Neuroimmunology Unit, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano, Italy
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Pieve Emanuele, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Unit of Neurology, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences, University of Torino, Torino, Italy
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- Division of Neuroscience, Department of Neurology, Institute of Experimental Neurology (INSPE), San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milano, Italy
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- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, UOC Neurologia, Roma, Italy
- Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Sede di Roma, Roma, Italy
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- Neurology Unit, Department of Neuroscience, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Brescia; NeMO-Brescia Clinical center for Neuromuscular Diseases, Brescia, Italy
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- Neurology Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Unit of Neurophysiopathology, Department of Neurology Mental Health and Sensory Organs (NESMOS), Faculty of Medicine and Psychology, Sant'Andrea Hospital, Sapienza' University of Rome, Roma, Italy
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- Department of Neurological and Psychiatric Sciences, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Careggi, Florence, Italy
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- Dysimmune Neuropathies Unit, Department of Systems Medicine, Tor Vergata University of Rome, Roma, Italy
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- Department of Human Neurosciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
- IRCCS Neuromed, Pozzilli, Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience, Reproductive Sciences and Odontostomatology, University of Naples 'Federico II', Napoli, Italy
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- Department of Brain and Behavioral Sciences, IRCCS Mondino Foundation, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Policlinico Paolo Giaccone, Palermo, Italy
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- Neuromuscular and Neuroimmunology Unit, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Unit of Neurology, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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- Presidio Sanitario Major, Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri, Torino, Italy
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- Division of Neuroscience, Department of Neurology, Institute of Experimental Neurology (INSPE), San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milano, Italy
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- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, UOC Neurologia, Roma, Italy
- Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Sede di Roma, Roma, Italy
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- Neurology Unit, Department of Neuroscience, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Brescia; NeMO-Brescia Clinical center for Neuromuscular Diseases, Brescia, Italy
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- Neurology Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Unit of Neurophysiopathology, Department of Neurology Mental Health and Sensory Organs (NESMOS), Faculty of Medicine and Psychology, Sant'Andrea Hospital, Sapienza' University of Rome, Roma, Italy
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- Department of Neurological and Psychiatric Sciences, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Careggi, Florence, Italy
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- Dysimmune Neuropathies Unit, Department of Systems Medicine, Tor Vergata University of Rome, Roma, Italy
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- Department of Human Neurosciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience, Reproductive Sciences and Odontostomatology, University of Naples 'Federico II', Napoli, Italy
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- Department of Brain and Behavioral Sciences, IRCCS Mondino Foundation, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Policlinico Paolo Giaccone, Palermo, Italy
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- Neuromuscular and Neuroimmunology Unit, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano, Italy
- Department of Medical Biotechnology and Translational Medicine, Milan University, Milano, Italy
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Götz A, Männel C, Schwarzer G, Krasotkina A, Höhle B. Neural correlates of lexical-tone and vowel-quality processing in 6- and 9-month-old German-learning infants and adults. J Child Lang 2024:1-23. [PMID: 38682697 DOI: 10.1017/s030500092400014x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/01/2024]
Abstract
We examined the neurophysiological underpinnings of lexical-tone and vowel-quality perception in learners of a non-tonal language. We tested 25 6- and 25 9-month-old German-learning infants, as well as 24 German adults and expected developmental differences for the two linguistic properties, as they are both carried by vowels, but have a different status in German. In adults, both lexical-tone and vowel-quality contrasts elicited mismatch negativities, with a stronger response to the vowel-quality contrast. Six-month-olds showed positive mismatch responses for lexical-tone and vowel-quality contrasts, with an emerging negative mismatch response for vowel-quality only. The negative mismatch responses became more pronounced for the vowel-quality contrast at 9 months, while the lexical-tone contrast elicited mainly positive mismatch responses. Our data reveal differential developmental changes in the processing of vowel properties that differ in their lexical relevance in the ambient language.
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- Antonia Götz
- The MARCS Institute for Brain, Behaviour and Development, Western Sydney University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Linguistics Department, University of Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany
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- Department of Audiology and Phoniatrics, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Department of Neuropsychology, Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Developmental Psychology Justus Liebig University Giessen, Giessen, Germany
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- Linguistics Department, University of Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany
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Aksu B, Kara H, Ataş A. Effect of music integrated phonological awareness program on preschool cochlear implant users. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2024; 180:111923. [PMID: 38636180 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2024.111923] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2023] [Revised: 03/13/2024] [Accepted: 03/20/2024] [Indexed: 04/20/2024]
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OBJECTIVES Children with cochlear implants exhibit lower phonological awareness and sound discrimination skills compared to their normal-hearing peers. However, music training has been shown to have a positive effect on speech discrimination and awareness skills. METHODS Our study included 23 cochlear implant users and 23 normal hearing participants aged 5-6 years with language skills. The aim was to observe the effect of a music-integrated phonological awareness program on cochlear implant users and to compare the phonological awareness skills of children with cochlear implants before and after online training with their normal hearing peers. RESULTS Results showed that the trained study group scored higher on the Scale of Early Childhood Phonological Awareness (PASECP) after training than the control group (p < 0.05). In addition, SMRT scores increased between before and after training in the study group, and Mismatch Negativity (MMN) amplitudes increased and latencies decreased as a result of training (p < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS The study suggests that phonological awareness training integrated with music can effectively improve the phonological awareness skills of children with cochlear implants and has the potential to enable them to achieve phonological awareness levels similar to or even better than their normal hearing peers.
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- Büşra Aksu
- Department of Language and Speech Disorders, Faculty of Health Sciences, Istinye University, Istanbul, Turkey.
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Audiology, Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University-C, Istanbul, Turkey.
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Audiology, Koç University Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
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Guo X, Yu J, Quan C, Xiao J, Wang J, Zhang B, Hao X, Wu X, Liang J. The effect of N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor antagonists on the mismatch negativity of event-related potentials and its regulatory factors: A systematic review and meta-analysis. J Psychiatr Res 2024; 172:210-220. [PMID: 38402843 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2024.02.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2023] [Revised: 01/28/2024] [Accepted: 02/01/2024] [Indexed: 02/27/2024]
Abstract
This study investigates the influence of N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) antagonists on the mismatch negativity (MMN) components of event-related potentials (ERPs) in healthy subjects and explores whether NMDAR antagonists have different effects on MMN components under different types of antagonists, drug dosages, and deviant stimuli. We conducted a comprehensive literature search of PubMed, EMBASE, and the Cochrane Library from inception to August 1, 2023 for studies comparing the MMN components between the NMDAR antagonist intervention group and the control group (or baseline). All statistical analyses were performed using Stata version 12.0 software. Sixteen articles were included in the systematic review: 13 articles were included in the meta-analysis of MMN amplitudes, and seven articles were included in the meta-analysis of MMN latencies. The pooled analysis showed that NMDAR antagonists reduced MMN amplitudes [SMD (95% CI) = 0.32 (0.16, 0.47), P < 0.01, I2 = 47.3%, p < 0.01] and prolonged MMN latencies [SMD (95% CI) = 0.31 (0.13, 0.49), P = 0.16, I2 = 28.3%, p < 0.01]. The type of antagonist drug regulates the effect of NMDAR antagonists on MMN amplitudes. Different antagonists, doses of antagonists, and types of deviant stimuli can also have different effects on MMN. These findings indicate a correlation between NMDAR and MMN, which may provide a foundation for the application of ERP-MMN in the early identification of NMDAR encephalitis.
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- Xin Guo
- Department of Pediatric Neurology, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, China; Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Pediatric Neurology, Changchun, 130021, China.
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- Department of Pediatric Neurology, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, China; Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Pediatric Neurology, Changchun, 130021, China.
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- Central Laboratory, The Affiliated Hospital of Yanbian University, Juzi-St., No.1327, Yanji, 133000, China.
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- Department of Pediatric Neurology, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, China; Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Pediatric Neurology, Changchun, 130021, China.
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- Department of Pediatric Neurology, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, China; Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Pediatric Neurology, Changchun, 130021, China.
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- Department of Pediatric Neurology, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, China; Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Pediatric Neurology, Changchun, 130021, China.
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- Department of Pediatric Neurology, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, China; Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Pediatric Neurology, Changchun, 130021, China.
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- Department of Pediatric Neurology, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, China; Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Pediatric Neurology, Changchun, 130021, China.
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- Department of Pediatric Neurology, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, China; Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Pediatric Neurology, Changchun, 130021, China.
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López-Caballero F, Auksztulewicz R, Howard Z, Rosch RE, Todd J, Salisbury DF. Computational Synaptic Modeling of Pitch and Duration Mismatch Negativity in First-Episode Psychosis Reveals Selective Dysfunction of the N-Methyl-D-Aspartate Receptor. Clin EEG Neurosci 2024:15500594241238294. [PMID: 38533562 DOI: 10.1177/15500594241238294] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/28/2024]
Abstract
Mismatch negativity (MMN) to pitch (pMMN) and to duration (dMMN) deviant stimuli is significantly more attenuated in long-term psychotic illness compared to first-episode psychosis (FEP). It was recently shown that source-modeling of magnetically recorded MMN increases the detection of left auditory cortex MMN deficits in FEP, and that computational circuit modeling of electrically recorded MMN also reveals left-hemisphere auditory cortex abnormalities. Computational modeling using dynamic causal modeling (DCM) can also be used to infer synaptic activity from EEG-based scalp recordings. We measured pMMN and dMMN with EEG from 26 FEP and 26 matched healthy controls (HCs) and used a DCM conductance-based neural mass model including α-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazole propionic acid, N-methyl-D-Aspartate (NMDA), and Gamma-aminobutyric acid receptors to identify any changes in effective connectivity and receptor rate constants in FEP. We modeled MMN sources in bilateral A1, superior temporal gyrus, and inferior frontal gyrus (IFG). No model parameters distinguished groups for pMMN. For dMMN, reduced NMDA receptor activity in right IFG in FEP was detected. This finding is in line with literature of prefrontal NMDA receptor hypofunction in chronic schizophrenia and suggests impaired NMDA-induced synaptic plasticity may be present at psychosis onset where scalp dMMN is only moderately reduced. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of impaired NMDA receptor activity in FEP found through computational modeling of dMMN and shows the potential of DCM to non-invasively reveal synaptic-level abnormalities that underly subtle functional auditory processing deficits in early psychosis.
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- F López-Caballero
- Clinical Neurophysiology Research Laboratory, Western Psychiatric Hospital, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Department of Education and Psychology, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- School of Psychological Science, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia
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- Wellcome Trust Centre for Neuroimaging, Institute of Neurology, University College London, London, UK
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- School of Psychological Sciences, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, Australia
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- Clinical Neurophysiology Research Laboratory, Western Psychiatric Hospital, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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Ulanov M, Kopytin G, Bermúdez-Margaretto B, Ntoumanis I, Gorin A, Moiseenko O, Blagovechtchenski E, Moiseeva V, Shestakova A, Jääskeläinen I, Shtyrov Y. Regionally specific cortical lateralization of abstract and concrete verb processing: Magnetic mismatch negativity study. Neuropsychologia 2024; 195:108800. [PMID: 38246413 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2024.108800] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2023] [Revised: 11/03/2023] [Accepted: 01/14/2024] [Indexed: 01/23/2024]
Abstract
The neural underpinnings of processing concrete and abstract semantics remain poorly understood. Previous fMRI studies have shown that multimodal and amodal neural networks respond differentially to different semantic types; importantly, abstract semantics activates more left-lateralized networks, as opposed to more bilateral activity for concrete words. Due to the lack of temporal resolution, these fMRI results do not allow to easily separate language- and task-specific brain responses and to disentangle early processing stages from later post-comprehension phenomena. To tackle this, we used magnetoencephalography (MEG), a time-resolved neuroimaging technique, in combination with a task-free oddball mismatch negativity (MMN) paradigm, an established approach to tracking early automatic activation of word-specific memory traces in the brain. We recorded the magnetic MMN responses in 30 healthy adults to auditorily presented abstract and concrete action verbs to assess lateralization of word-specific lexico-semantic processing in a set of neocortical areas. We found that MMN responses to these stimuli showed different lateralization patterns of activity in the upper limb motor area (BA4) and parts of Broca's area (BA45/BA47) within ∼100-350 ms after the word disambiguation point. Importantly, the greater leftward response lateralization for abstract semantics was due to the lesser involvement of the right-hemispheric homologues, not increased left-hemispheric activity. These findings suggest differential region-specific involvement of bilateral sensorimotor systems already in the early automatic stages of processing abstract and concrete action semantics.
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- Maxim Ulanov
- HSE University, Institute for Cognitive Neuroscience, Moscow, Russia.
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- HSE University, Institute for Cognitive Neuroscience, Moscow, Russia
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- Universidad de Salamanca, Facultad de Psicología, Departamento de Psicología Básica, Psicobiología y Metodología de Las Ciencias Del Comportamiento, Salamanca, Spain; Instituto de Integración en La Comunidad - INICO, Salamanca, Spain
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- HSE University, Institute for Cognitive Neuroscience, Moscow, Russia
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- HSE University, Institute for Cognitive Neuroscience, Moscow, Russia
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- HSE University, Institute for Cognitive Neuroscience, Moscow, Russia
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- HSE University, Institute for Cognitive Neuroscience, Moscow, Russia
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- HSE University, Institute for Cognitive Neuroscience, Moscow, Russia
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- HSE University, Institute for Cognitive Neuroscience, Moscow, Russia
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- Center of Functionally Integrative Neuroscience (CFIN), Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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Coy N, Bendixen A, Grimm S, Roeber U, Schröger E. Conditional deviant repetition in the oddball paradigm modulates processing at the level of P3a but not MMN. Psychophysiology 2024:e14545. [PMID: 38366704 DOI: 10.1111/psyp.14545] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2023] [Revised: 01/30/2024] [Accepted: 01/31/2024] [Indexed: 02/18/2024]
Abstract
The auditory system has an amazing ability to rapidly encode auditory regularities. Evidence comes from the popular oddball paradigm, in which frequent (standard) sounds are occasionally exchanged for rare deviant sounds, which then elicit signs of prediction error based on their unexpectedness (e.g., MMN and P3a). Here, we examine the widely neglected characteristics of deviants being bearers of predictive information themselves; naive participants listened to sound sequences constructed according to a new, modified version of the oddball paradigm including two types of deviants that followed diametrically opposed rules: one deviant sound occurred mostly in pairs (repetition rule), the other deviant sound occurred mostly in isolation (non-repetition rule). Due to this manipulation, the sound following a first deviant (either the same deviant or a standard) was either predictable or unpredictable based on its conditional probability associated with the preceding deviant sound. Our behavioral results from an active deviant detection task replicate previous findings that deviant repetition rules (based on conditional probability) can be extracted when behaviorally relevant. Our electrophysiological findings obtained in a passive listening setting indicate that conditional probability also translates into differential processing at the P3a level. However, MMN was confined to global deviants and was not sensitive to conditional probability. This suggests that higher-level processing concerned with stimulus selection and/or evaluation (reflected in P3a) but not lower-level sensory processing (reflected in MMN) considers rarely encountered rules.
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- Nina Coy
- Wilhelm-Wundt-Institute of Psychology, Leipzig University, Leipzig, Germany
- Max Planck School of Cognition, Leipzig, Germany
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- Cognitive Systems Lab, Institute of Physics, Chemnitz University of Technology, Chemnitz, Germany
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- Cognitive Systems Lab, Institute of Physics, Chemnitz University of Technology, Chemnitz, Germany
- Physics of Cognition Lab, Institute of Physics, Chemnitz University of Technology, Chemnitz, Germany
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- Wilhelm-Wundt-Institute of Psychology, Leipzig University, Leipzig, Germany
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- Wilhelm-Wundt-Institute of Psychology, Leipzig University, Leipzig, Germany
- Max Planck School of Cognition, Leipzig, Germany
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Larsen KM, Madsen KS, Ver Loren van Themaat AH, Thorup AAE, Plessen KJ, Mors O, Nordentoft M, Siebner HR. Children at Familial High risk of Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder Exhibit Altered Connectivity Patterns During Pre-attentive Processing of an Auditory Prediction Error. Schizophr Bull 2024; 50:166-176. [PMID: 37379847 PMCID: PMC10754183 DOI: 10.1093/schbul/sbad092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/30/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND HYPOTHESIS Individuals with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder have attenuated auditory mismatch negativity (MMN) responses, indicating impaired sensory information processing. Computational models of effective connectivity between brain areas underlying MMN responses show reduced connectivity between fronto-temporal areas in individuals with schizophrenia. Here we ask whether children at familial high risk (FHR) of developing a serious mental disorder show similar alterations. STUDY DESIGN We recruited 67 children at FHR for schizophrenia, 47 children at FHR for bipolar disorder as well as 59 matched population-based controls from the Danish High Risk and Resilience study. The 11-12-year-old participants engaged in a classical auditory MMN paradigm with deviations in frequency, duration, or frequency and duration, while we recorded their EEG. We used dynamic causal modeling (DCM) to infer on the effective connectivity between brain areas underlying MMN. STUDY RESULTS DCM yielded strong evidence for differences in effective connectivity among groups in connections from right inferior frontal gyrus (IFG) to right superior temporal gyrus (STG), along with differences in intrinsic connectivity within primary auditory cortex (A1). Critically, the 2 high-risk groups differed in intrinsic connectivity in left STG and IFG as well as effective connectivity from right A1 to right STG. Results persisted even when controlling for past or present psychiatric diagnoses. CONCLUSIONS We provide novel evidence that connectivity underlying MMN responses in children at FHR for schizophrenia and bipolar disorder is altered at the age of 11-12, echoing findings that have been found in individuals with manifest schizophrenia.
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- Kit Melissa Larsen
- Danish Research Centre for Magnetic Resonance, Centre for Functional and Diagnostic Imaging and Research, Copenhagen University Hospital - Amager and Hvidovre, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Danish Research Centre for Magnetic Resonance, Centre for Functional and Diagnostic Imaging and Research, Copenhagen University Hospital - Amager and Hvidovre, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Danish Research Centre for Magnetic Resonance, Centre for Functional and Diagnostic Imaging and Research, Copenhagen University Hospital - Amager and Hvidovre, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Child and Adolescent Mental Health Centre, Mental Health Services, Capital Region of Denmark, Hellerup, Denmark
- Copenhagen Research Centre for Mental Health - CORE, Mental Health Centre Copenhagen, Mental Health Services, Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark
- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Aarhus, Denmark
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- Child and Adolescent Mental Health Centre, Mental Health Services, Capital Region of Denmark, Hellerup, Denmark
- Department of Psychiatry, Service of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University Medical Center, University of Lausanne, Switzerland
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- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Aarhus, Denmark
- Psychosis Research Unit, Aarhus University Hospital Psychiatry, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Copenhagen Research Centre for Mental Health - CORE, Mental Health Centre Copenhagen, Mental Health Services, Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark
- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Aarhus, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Danish Research Centre for Magnetic Resonance, Centre for Functional and Diagnostic Imaging and Research, Copenhagen University Hospital - Amager and Hvidovre, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Department of Neurology, Copenhagen University Hospital Bispebjerg, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Panzani M, Mahmoudzadeh M, Wallois F, Dehaene-Lambertz G. Detection of regularities in auditory sequences before and at term-age in human neonates. Neuroimage 2023; 284:120428. [PMID: 37890563 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2023.120428] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2023] [Revised: 10/02/2023] [Accepted: 10/25/2023] [Indexed: 10/29/2023] Open
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During the last trimester of gestation, fetuses and preterm neonates begin to respond to sensory stimulation and to discover the structure of their environment. Yet, neuronal migration is still ongoing. This late migration notably concerns the supra-granular layers neurons, which are believed to play a critical role in encoding predictions and detecting regularities. In order to gain a deeper understanding of how the brain processes and perceives regularities during this stage of development, we conducted a study in which we recorded event-related potentials (ERP) in 31-wGA preterm and full-term neonates exposed to alternating auditory sequences (e.g. "ba ga ba ga ba"), when the regularity of these sequences was violated by a repetition (e.g., ``ba ga ba ga ga''). We compared the ERPs in this case to those obtained when violating a simple repetition pattern ("ga ga ga ga ga" vs. "ga ga ga ga ba"). Our results indicated that both preterm and full-term neonates were able to detect violations of regularity in both types of sequences, indicating that as early as 31 weeks gestational age, human neonates are sensitive to the conditional statistics between successive auditory elements. Full-term neonates showed an early and similar mismatch response (MMR) in the repetition and alternating sequences. In contrast, 31-wGA neonates exhibited a two-component MMR. The first component which was only observed for simple sequences with repetition, corresponded to sensory adaptation. It was followed much later by a deviance-detection component that was observed for both alternation and repetition sequences. This pattern confirms that MMRs detected at the scalp may correspond to a dual cortical process and shows that deviance detection computed by higher-level regions accelerates dramatically with brain maturation during the last weeks of gestation to become indistinguishable from bottom-up sensory adaptation at term.
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- Marine Panzani
- GRAMFc, Inserm U 1105, Centre Universitaire de Recherches en Santé, CHU sud, Avenue Laennec, 80036 Amiens Cedex, France
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- GRAMFc, Inserm U 1105, Centre Universitaire de Recherches en Santé, CHU sud, Avenue Laennec, 80036 Amiens Cedex, France
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- GRAMFc, Inserm U 1105, Centre Universitaire de Recherches en Santé, CHU sud, Avenue Laennec, 80036 Amiens Cedex, France.
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- Cognitive Neuroimaging Unit U992, CNRS, INSERM,CEA,DRF/Institut Joliot, Université Paris-Saclay, NeuroSpin Center, 91191, Gif/Yvette, France
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Zora H, Wester J, Csépe V. Predictions about prosody facilitate lexical access: Evidence from P50/N100 and MMN components. Int J Psychophysiol 2023; 194:112262. [PMID: 37924955 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2023.112262] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2023] [Revised: 08/23/2023] [Accepted: 10/28/2023] [Indexed: 11/06/2023]
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Research into the neural foundation of perception asserts a model where top-down predictions modulate the bottom-up processing of sensory input. Despite becoming increasingly influential in cognitive neuroscience, the precise account of this predictive coding framework remains debated. In this study, we aim to contribute to this debate by investigating how predictions about prosody facilitate speech perception, and to shed light especially on lexical access influenced by simultaneous predictions in different domains, inter alia, prosodic and semantic. Using a passive auditory oddball paradigm, we examined neural responses to prosodic changes, leading to a semantic change as in Dutch nouns canon ['kaːnɔn] 'canon' vs kanon [kaː'nɔn] 'cannon', and used acoustically identical pseudowords as controls. Results from twenty-eight native speakers of Dutch (age range 18-32 years) indicated an enhanced P50/N100 complex to prosodic change in pseudowords as well as an MMN response to both words and pseudowords. The enhanced P50/N100 response to pseudowords is claimed to indicate that all relevant auditory information is still processed by the brain, whereas the reduced response to words might reflect the suppression of information that has already been encoded. The MMN response to pseudowords and words, on the other hand, is best justified by the unification of previously established prosodic representations with sensory and semantic input respectively. This pattern of results is in line with the predictive coding framework acting on multiple levels and is of crucial importance to indicate that predictions about linguistic prosodic information are utilized by the brain as early as 50 ms.
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- Hatice Zora
- Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics, P.O. Box 310 6500, AH, Nijmegen, the Netherlands.
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- Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics, P.O. Box 310 6500, AH, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- HUN-REN Research Centre of Natural Sciences, Brain Imaging Centre, P.O. Box 286 1519, Budapest, Hungary
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Tajiri M, Kodaira M, Nakamura K, Sekijima Y. Tongue Hemiatrophy in Multifocal Motor Neuropathy. Intern Med 2023; 62:2759-2760. [PMID: 36642526 PMCID: PMC10569914 DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.1329-22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2022] [Accepted: 12/07/2022] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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- Masateru Tajiri
- Department of Medicine (Neurology and Rheumatology), Shinshu University School of Medicine, Japan
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- Department of Medicine (Neurology and Rheumatology), Shinshu University School of Medicine, Japan
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- Department of Medicine (Neurology and Rheumatology), Shinshu University School of Medicine, Japan
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- Department of Medicine (Neurology and Rheumatology), Shinshu University School of Medicine, Japan
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Criel Y, Boon C, Depuydt E, Stalpaert J, Huysman E, Miatton M, Santens P, van Mierlo P, De Letter M. Aging and sex effects on phoneme perception: An exploratory mismatch negativity and P300 investigation. Int J Psychophysiol 2023:S0167-8760(23)00451-8. [PMID: 37301445 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2023.06.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2022] [Revised: 05/30/2023] [Accepted: 06/01/2023] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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BACKGROUND & AIMS The mismatch negativity (MMN) and P300 event-related potentials (ERPs) have been studied in relation to phoneme discrimination and categorization, respectively. Although the effects of aging and sex on pure-tone perception have been widely investigated using these ERPs, evidence relating to phoneme perception is scarce. The current study aimed to provide insight into the effects of aging and sex on phoneme discrimination and categorization, as measured through the MMN and P300. METHOD An inattentive and attentive oddball paradigm containing a phonemic articulation place contrast were administered during EEG registration in sixty healthy individuals (thirty males and females), of which an equal number of young (20-39 years), middle-aged (40-59 years) and elderly (60+ years) subjects were included. The amplitude, onset latency and topographical distribution of the MMN and P300 effect, as well as the amplitude of the P1-N1-P2 complex were, analyzed for age group and sex differences. RESULTS With respect to aging, elderly subjects demonstrated a reduced MMN and P300 amplitude compared to the young group, whereas the scalp distribution of both components was unaffected. No aging effects on the P1-N1-P2 complex were found. In elderly individuals, the P300 was found to be delayed compared to the young group, while no such effect on MMN latency could be observed. No differences in MMN and P300 measures could be observed between males and females. CONCLUSION Differential effects of aging were found on the MMN and P300, specifically in terms of latency, in relation to phoneme perception. In contrast, sex was found to scarcely affect both processes.
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- Yana Criel
- Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.
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- Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Medical Imaging and Signal Processing Group, Department of Electronics and Information Systems, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Neurology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Neurology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
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- Medical Imaging and Signal Processing Group, Department of Electronics and Information Systems, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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Yeark M, Paton B, Todd J. The impact of spatial variance on precision estimates in an auditory oddball paradigm. Cortex 2023; 165:1-13. [PMID: 37220715 DOI: 10.1016/j.cortex.2023.04.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2022] [Revised: 02/15/2023] [Accepted: 04/04/2023] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Predictive processing theories suggest that a principal function of the brain is to reduce the surprise of incoming sensory information by creating accurate and precise models of the environment. These models are commonly explored by looking at the prediction errors elicited when experience departs from predictions. One such prediction error is the mismatch negativity (MMN). Using this component, it is possible to examine the effect of external noise on the precision of the developed model. Recent studies have shown that the brain may not update its model every time there is a change in the environment, rather it will only update it when doing so will increase precision and or accuracy of the model. The current study examined this process using oddball sound sequences with high and low spatial variability and examining how this affected the elicited MMN to a duration deviant sound. The results showed a strong null effect of spatial variance both at a local and sequence levels. These results indicate that variability in the sound sequence will not invariably affect model precision estimates and thus the amplitude of the MMN component.
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Wonink HA, Kruithof WJ, Goedee HS, Beelen A. Chronic inflammatory neuropathies and their impact on activities and participation. Eur J Neurol 2023. [PMID: 37038272 DOI: 10.1111/ene.15815] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2022] [Revised: 03/31/2023] [Accepted: 04/04/2023] [Indexed: 04/12/2023]
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BACKGROUND Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP) and multifocal motor neuropathy (MMN) are inflammatory neuropathies that can lead to considerable limitations in daily activities and in social participation. However, systematic evaluation of these self-reported limitations is lacking in the currently available studies. Understanding the impact of these diagnoses on patients' life is important to optimize management strategies. AIM To systematically assess the self-reported limitations in activities and participation and determine associated factors. METHODS A survey study was conducted in 2021 in a cohort of patients with CIDP (n=257) and MMN (n=148) of a university hospital. The survey included the Rasch-built Overall Disability Scale and the Utrecht Scale for Evaluation of Rehabilitation - Participation, questions addressing personal and disease-related factors and treatment. Multivariate linear regression analysis was used to determine associations with disease-related and personal factors. RESULTS Total of 147 CIDP and 103 MMN patients responded. Limitations in activities were reported by 70.7% CIDP and 52.2% MMN patients with moderate to severe limitations in 22.4% and respectively 5.9% patients. Participation restrictions were reported by 50% of CIDP and 40% of MMN patients, nevertheless satisfaction with participation was high. Fatigue, pain and resilience were independently associated with limitations in activities and satisfaction with participation in CIDP patients. CONCLUSION AND KEY FINDINGS Activity limitations and restrictions in participation are common in CIDP patients and to a lesser extent in MMN patients. Fatigue, pain and resilience independently contributed to perceived limitations in CIDP patients. Referral to rehabilitation physician is warranted, to address these limitations appropriately.
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- H A Wonink
- Physical Therapy Sciences, program in Clinical Health Sciences, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
- University Medical Center Groningen, Center for Rehabilitation, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Rehabilitation, Physical Therapy Science & Sports, UMC Utrecht Brain Center, University Medical Center Utrecht, the Netherlands
- Center of Excellence for Rehabilitation Medicine, UMC Utrecht Brain Center, University Medical Center Utrecht, and De Hoogstraat Rehabilitation, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Neurology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Rehabilitation, Physical Therapy Science & Sports, UMC Utrecht Brain Center, University Medical Center Utrecht, the Netherlands
- Center of Excellence for Rehabilitation Medicine, UMC Utrecht Brain Center, University Medical Center Utrecht, and De Hoogstraat Rehabilitation, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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Haumann NT, Petersen B, Friis Andersen AS, Faulkner KF, Brattico E, Vuust P. Mismatch negativity as a marker of music perception in individual cochlear implant users: A spike density component analysis study. Clin Neurophysiol 2023; 148:76-92. [PMID: 36822119 DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2023.01.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2022] [Revised: 01/19/2023] [Accepted: 01/24/2023] [Indexed: 02/10/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Ninety percent of cochlear implant (CI) users are interested in improving their music perception. However, only few objective behavioral and neurophysiological tests have been developed for tracing the development of music discrimination skills in CI users. In this study, we aimed to obtain an accurate individual mismatch negativity (MMN) marker that could predict behavioral auditory discrimination thresholds. METHODS We measured the individual MMN response to four magnitudes of deviations in four different musical features (intensity, pitch, timbre, and rhythm) in a rare sample of experienced CI users and a control sample of normally hearing participants. We applied a recently developed spike density component analysis (SCA), which can suppress confounding alpha waves, and contrasted it with previously proposed methods. RESULTS Statistically detected individual MMN predicted attentive sound discrimination ability with high accuracy: for CI users 89.2% (278/312 cases) and for controls 90.5% (384/424 cases). As expected, MMN was detected for fewer CI users when the sound deviants were of smaller magnitude. CONCLUSIONS The findings support the use of MMN responses in individual CI users as a diagnostic tool for testing music perception. SIGNIFICANCE For CI users, the new SCA method provided more accurate and replicable diagnostic detections than preceding state-of-the-art.
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- Niels Trusbak Haumann
- Center for Music in the Brain, Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University and The Royal Academy of Music, Aarhus/Aalborg, Universitetsbyen 3, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark.
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- Center for Music in the Brain, Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University and The Royal Academy of Music, Aarhus/Aalborg, Universitetsbyen 3, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Center for Music in the Brain, Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University and The Royal Academy of Music, Aarhus/Aalborg, Universitetsbyen 3, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Center for Music in the Brain, Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University and The Royal Academy of Music, Aarhus/Aalborg, Universitetsbyen 3, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Center for Music in the Brain, Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University and The Royal Academy of Music, Aarhus/Aalborg, Universitetsbyen 3, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
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Morales S, Bowers ME, Leach SC, Buzzell GA, McSweeney M, Yoder L, Fifer W, Elliott AJ, Fox NA. Development of auditory change-detection and attentional capture, and their relation to inhibitory control. Psychophysiology 2023; 60:e14211. [PMID: 36350009 PMCID: PMC10324628 DOI: 10.1111/psyp.14211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2022] [Revised: 08/17/2022] [Accepted: 10/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
Abstract
EEG methods offer a promising approach to study the development of attention or attention-related processes such as change-detection and attentional capture. However, the development of these attention processes from early to middle childhood is not well understood. In the current study, we utilized a passive three-stimulus oddball paradigm to examine age-related changes in auditory change-detection and attentional capture in a large sample of children across childhood (N = 475; 249 female, 226 male; Mage = 6.71; SDage = 2.22; Rangeage = 4.01-11.5 years). Conventional ERP analyses revealed no age-related changes in change detection (mismatch negativity) and attentional capture (P3a) components, but we observed age-related reductions in late automatic processing of auditory change (late discriminative negativity). However, when utilizing time-frequency analyses, we observed developmental increases in frontocentral signal strength (power) and consistency (inter-trial phase synchrony) in delta and theta bands in response to novel sounds. Such frontocentral delta/theta responses have been linked in prior work to cognitive control. To further examine this possibility, we examined relations with inhibitory control. Results revealed that increased consistency in theta in response to novel sounds was related to improved inhibitory control. Together, our results advance our understanding of the development of attention in childhood. Moreover, they demonstrate the contributions of time-frequency approaches to studying neurocognitive development. Finally, our results highlight the utility of neuroimaging paradigms that have low cognitive and motor demands to study the development of psychological processes.
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- Santiago Morales
- Department of Psychology, University of Southern California
- Department of Human Development and Quantitative Methodology, The University of Maryland – College Park
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- Department of Human Development and Quantitative Methodology, The University of Maryland – College Park
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- Department of Human Development and Quantitative Methodology, The University of Maryland – College Park
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- Department of Psychology, Florida International University
- Center for Children and Families, Miami, Florida
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- Department of Human Development and Quantitative Methodology, The University of Maryland – College Park
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- Department of Human Development and Quantitative Methodology, The University of Maryland – College Park
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- Avera Research Institute
- Department of Pediatrics, University of South Dakota School of Medicine
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- Department of Human Development and Quantitative Methodology, The University of Maryland – College Park
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Choueiry J, Blais CM, Shah D, Smith D, Fisher D, Labelle A, Knott V. An α7 nAChR approach for the baseline-dependent modulation of deviance detection in schizophrenia: A pilot study assessing the combined effect of CDP-choline and galantamine. J Psychopharmacol 2023; 37:381-395. [PMID: 36927273 PMCID: PMC10101183 DOI: 10.1177/02698811231158903] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/18/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Cognitive operations including pre-attentive sensory processing are markedly impaired in patients with schizophrenia (SCZ) but evidence significant interindividual heterogeneity, which moderates treatment response with nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR) agonists. Previous studies in healthy volunteers have shown baseline-dependency effects of the α7 nAChR agonist cytidine 5'-diphosphocholine (CDP-choline) administered alone and in combination with a nicotinic allosteric modulator (galantamine) on auditory deviance detection measured with the mismatch negativity (MMN) event-related potential (ERP). AIM The objective of this pilot study was to assess the acute effect of this combined α7 nAChR-targeted treatment (CDP-choline/galantamine) on speech MMN in patients with SCZ (N = 24) stratified by baseline MMN responses into low, medium, and high baseline auditory deviance detection subgroups. METHODS Patients with a stable diagnosis of SCZ attended two randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled and counter-balanced testing sessions where they received a placebo or a CDP-choline (500 mg) and galantamine (16 mg) treatment. MMN ERPs were recorded during the presentation of a fast multi-feature speech MMN paradigm including five speech deviants. Clinical measures were acquired before and after treatment administration. RESULTS While no main treatment effect was observed, CDP-choline/galantamine significantly increased MMN amplitudes to frequency, duration, and vowel speech deviants in low group individuals. Individuals with higher positive and negative symptom scale negative, general, and total scores expressed the greatest MMN amplitude improvement following CDP-choline/galantamine. CONCLUSIONS These baseline-dependent nicotinic effects on early auditory information processing warrant different dosage and repeated administration assessments in patients with low baseline deviance detection levels.
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- Joëlle Choueiry
- Department of Neuroscience, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada.,University of Ottawa Institute of Mental Health Research, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Institute of Cognitive Science, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- School of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- University of Ottawa Institute of Mental Health Research, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, Mount Saint Vincent University, Halifax, NS, Canada
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- The Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Department of Neuroscience, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada.,University of Ottawa Institute of Mental Health Research, Ottawa, ON, Canada.,Institute of Cognitive Science, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, Canada.,School of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada.,The Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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Coopmans CW, Struiksma ME, Coopmans PHA, Chen A. Processing of Grammatical Agreement in the Face of Variation in Lexical Stress: A Mismatch Negativity Study. Lang Speech 2023; 66:202-213. [PMID: 35652369 PMCID: PMC9976639 DOI: 10.1177/00238309221098116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Previous electroencephalography studies have yielded evidence for automatic processing of syntax and lexical stress. However, these studies looked at both effects in isolation, limiting their generalizability to everyday language comprehension. In the current study, we investigated automatic processing of grammatical agreement in the face of variation in lexical stress. Using an oddball paradigm, we measured the Mismatch Negativity (MMN) in Dutch-speaking participants while they listened to Dutch subject-verb sequences (linguistic context) or acoustically similar sequences in which the subject was replaced by filtered noise (nonlinguistic context). The verb forms differed in the inflectional suffix, rendering the subject-verb sequences grammatically correct or incorrect, and leading to a difference in the stress pattern of the verb forms. We found that the MMNs were modulated in both the linguistic and nonlinguistic condition, suggesting that the processing load induced by variation in lexical stress can hinder early automatic processing of grammatical agreement. However, as the morphological differences between the verb forms correlated with differences in number of syllables, an interpretation in terms of the prosodic structure of the sequences cannot be ruled out. Future research is needed to determine which of these factors (i.e., lexical stress, syllabic structure) most strongly modulate early syntactic processing.
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- Cas W. Coopmans
- Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics, The Netherlands; Centre for Language Studies, Radboud University, The Netherlands
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- Aoju Chen, Utrecht Institute of Linguistics OTS, Utrecht University, Trans 10, 3512 JK Utrecht, The Netherlands.
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Li X, Deng W, Xue R, Wang Q, Ren H, Wei W, Zhang Y, Li M, Zhao L, Du X, Meng Y, Ma X, Hall MH, Li T. Auditory event-related potentials, neurocognition, and global functioning in drug naïve first-episode schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. Psychol Med 2023; 53:785-794. [PMID: 34474699 DOI: 10.1017/s0033291721002130] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND Deficits in event-related potential (ERP) including duration mismatch negativity (MMN) and P3a have been demonstrated widely in chronic schizophrenia (SZ) but inconsistent findings were reported in first-episode patients. Psychotropic medications and diagnosis might contribute to different findings on MMN/P3a ERP in first-episode patients. The present study examined MMN and P3a in first episode drug naïve SZ and bipolar disorder (BPD) patients and explored the relationships among ERPs, neurocognition and global functioning. METHODS Twenty SZ, 24 BPD and 49 age and sex-matched healthy controls were enrolled in this study. Data of clinical symptoms [Positive and Negative Symptoms Scale (PANSS), Young Manic Rating Scale (YMRS), Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAMD)], neurocognition [Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS), Cattell's Culture Fair Intelligence Test (CCFT), Delay Matching to Sample (DMS), Rapid Visual Information Processing (RVP)], and functioning [Functioning Assessment Short Test (FAST)] were collected. P3a and MMN were elicited using a passive auditory oddball paradigm. RESULTS Significant MMN and P3a deficits and impaired neurocognition were found in both SZ and BPD patients. In SZ, MMN was significantly correlated with FAST (r = 0.48) and CCFT (r = -0.31). In BPD, MMN was significantly correlated with DMS (r = -0.54). For P3a, RVP and FAST scores were significant predictors in SZ, whereas RVP, WAIS and FAST were significant predictors in BPD. CONCLUSIONS The present study found deficits in MMN, P3a, neurocognition in drug naïve SZ and BPD patients. These deficits appeared to link with levels of higher-order cognition and functioning.
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- Xiaojing Li
- Mental Health Center and Psychiatric Laboratory, the State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
- West China Brain Research Center, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
- Mental Health Education Center, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Mental Health Center and Psychiatric Laboratory, the State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
- West China Brain Research Center, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
- Mental Health Education Center, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Mental Health Center and Psychiatric Laboratory, the State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
- West China Brain Research Center, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
- Mental Health Education Center, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Mental Health Center and Psychiatric Laboratory, the State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
- West China Brain Research Center, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
- Mental Health Education Center, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Mental Health Center and Psychiatric Laboratory, the State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
- West China Brain Research Center, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
- Mental Health Education Center, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Mental Health Center and Psychiatric Laboratory, the State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
- West China Brain Research Center, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
- Mental Health Education Center, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Mental Health Center and Psychiatric Laboratory, the State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Mental Health Center and Psychiatric Laboratory, the State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
- West China Brain Research Center, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
- Mental Health Education Center, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Mental Health Center and Psychiatric Laboratory, the State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Suzhou Psychiatry hospital, The Affiliated Guangji Hospital of Soochow University, Jiangsu, China
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- Mental Health Center and Psychiatric Laboratory, the State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
- West China Brain Research Center, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
- Mental Health Education Center, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Mental Health Center and Psychiatric Laboratory, the State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Psychosis Neurobiology Laboratory, McLean Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Belmont, MA, USA
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- Mental Health Center and Psychiatric Laboratory, the State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
- West China Brain Research Center, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
- Mental Health Education Center, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
- Suzhou Psychiatry hospital, The Affiliated Guangji Hospital of Soochow University, Jiangsu, China
- Affiliated Mental Health Center & Hangzhou Seventh People's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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Alatorre-Cruz GC, Andres A, Gu Y, Downs H, Hagood D, Sorensen ST, Williams DK, Larson-Prior LJ. Impact of feeding habits on the development of language-specific processing of phonemes in brain: An event-related potentials study. Front Nutr 2023; 10:1032413. [PMID: 36875846 PMCID: PMC9982124 DOI: 10.3389/fnut.2023.1032413] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2022] [Accepted: 01/27/2023] [Indexed: 02/19/2023] Open
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Introduction Infancy is a stage characterized by multiple brain and cognitive changes. In a short time, infants must consolidate a new brain network and develop two important properties for speech comprehension: phonemic normalization and categorical perception. Recent studies have described diet as an essential factor in normal language development, reporting that breastfed infants show an earlier brain maturity and thus a faster cognitive development. Few studies have described a long-term effect of diet on phonological perception. Methods To explore that effect, we compared the event-related potentials (ERPs) collected during an oddball paradigm (frequent /pa/80%, deviant/ba/20%) of infants fed with breast milk (BF), cow-milk-based formula (MF), and soy-based formula (SF), which were assessed at 3, 6, 9, 12, and 24 months of age [Mean across all age groups: 127 BF infants, Mean (M) 39.6 gestation weeks; 121 MF infants, M = 39.16 gestation weeks; 116 SF infants, M = 39.16 gestation weeks]. Results Behavioral differences between dietary groups in acoustic comprehension were observed at 24-months of age. The BF group displayed greater scores than the MF and SF groups. In phonological discrimination task, the ERPs analyses showed that SF group had an electrophysiological pattern associated with difficulties in phonological-stimulus awareness [mismatch negativity (MMN)-2 latency in frontal left regions of interest (ROI) and longer MMN-2 latency in temporal right ROI] and less brain maturity than BF and MF groups. The SF group displayed more right-lateralized brain recruitment in phonological processing at 12-months old. Discussion We conclude that using soy-based formula in a prolonged and frequent manner might trigger a language development different from that observed in the BF or MF groups. The soy-based formula's composition might affect frontal left-brain area development, which is a nodal brain region in phonological-stimuli awareness.
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- Graciela C Alatorre-Cruz
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, United States.,Arkansas Children's Nutrition Center, Little Rock, AR, United States
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, United States.,Arkansas Children's Nutrition Center, Little Rock, AR, United States
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- Arkansas Children's Nutrition Center, Little Rock, AR, United States
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- Arkansas Children's Nutrition Center, Little Rock, AR, United States
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- Arkansas Children's Nutrition Center, Little Rock, AR, United States
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, United States.,Arkansas Children's Nutrition Center, Little Rock, AR, United States
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- Arkansas Children's Nutrition Center, Little Rock, AR, United States.,Department of Biostatistics, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, United States
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- Arkansas Children's Nutrition Center, Little Rock, AR, United States.,Departments of Neurobiology and Developmental Sciences, Psychiatry, Neurology, Pediatrics and Biomedical Informatics, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, United States
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Kryshtopava MA, Alenskaya TL, Azaronak MK, Petrova LG. [Voice disorders associated with novel coronavirus infection]. Vestn Otorinolaringol 2023; 88:30-37. [PMID: 38153890 DOI: 10.17116/otorino20238806130] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the features of voice disorders associated with novel coronavirus infection and to develop the clinical algorithm for diagnostic and treatment these patients. MATERIAL AND METHODS A prospective observational study was conducted in patients with dysphonia after COVID-19 (n=60). All patients underwent a comprehensive voice assessment before and after the proposed treatment. The follow-up period was 1 month. RESULTS Functional dysphonia or aphonia with a stable (refractory) or recurrent course was diagnosed in 58 (97%) patients. A tendency to an increase in the value of the latent period of the P300 and MMN in patients with voice disorder was revealed. There was a significant decrease in supraglottic constriction and glottal insufficiency before and after the treatment. The mean VHI-10 decreased from 25.4 before treatment to 15.3 after treatment. The DSI which is based on the set of voice measurements, statistically significant improved from -5.2 to 2.6 in patients as a result of treatment. The average value of MFI-20 improved from 65.4 (8.7) at the beginning of the study to 20.3 (5.3) after treatment. CONCLUSION In patients with dysphonia or aphonia associated with COVID-19 are indicated a refractory type of dysphonia. This was indicated by the study of AEPs of the brain. The clinical algorithm for treatment and diagnostic patients with voice disorders after COVID-19 has been developed. The treatment of this group of patients should be adjunct by the drug therapy, kinesiotaping method and psychotherapy.
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- M A Kryshtopava
- Vitebsk State Order of Friendship of Peoples Medical University, Vitebsk, Republic of Belarus
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- Vitebsk State Order of Friendship of Peoples Medical University, Vitebsk, Republic of Belarus
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- Vitebsk State Order of Friendship of Peoples Medical University, Vitebsk, Republic of Belarus
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- Belarusian Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education, Minsk, Republic of Belarus
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Avancini C, Jennings S, Chennu S, Noreika V, Le A, Bekinschtein TA, Walpert MJ, Clare ICH, Holland AJ, Zaman SH, Ring H. Exploring electrophysiological markers of auditory predictive processes and pathological ageing in adults with Down's syndrome. Eur J Neurosci 2022; 56:5615-5636. [PMID: 35799324 PMCID: PMC9796678 DOI: 10.1111/ejn.15762] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2021] [Revised: 05/18/2022] [Accepted: 07/01/2022] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Down's syndrome is associated with pathological ageing and a propensity for early-onset Alzheimer's disease. The early symptoms of dementia in people with Down's syndrome may reflect frontal lobe vulnerability to amyloid deposition. Auditory predictive processes rely on the bilateral auditory cortices with the recruitment of frontal cortices and appear to be impaired in pathologies characterized by compromised frontal lobe. Hence, auditory predictive processes were investigated to assess Down's syndrome pathology and its relationship with pathological ageing. An auditory electroencephalography (EEG) global-local paradigm was presented to the participants, in which oddball stimuli could either violate local or higher level global rules. We characterised predictive processes in individuals with Down's syndrome and their relationship with pathological ageing, with a focus on the EEG event-related potential called Mismatch Negativity (MMN) and the P300. In Down's syndrome, we also evaluated the EEG components as predictor of cognitive decline 1 year later. We found that predictive processes of detection of auditory violations are overall preserved in Down's syndrome but also that the amplitude of the MMN to local deviancies decreases with age. However, the 1-year follow-up of Down's syndrome found that none of the ERPs measures predicted subsequent cognitive decline. The present study provides a novel characterization of electrophysiological markers of local and global predictive processes in Down's syndrome.
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- Chiara Avancini
- Cambridge Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Group, Department of PsychiatryUniversity of CambridgeCambridgeUK
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- Cambridge Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Group, Department of PsychiatryUniversity of CambridgeCambridgeUK
- Cambridge CognitionCambridgeUK
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- Department of Biological and Experimental Psychology, School of Biological and Chemical SciencesQueen Mary University of LondonLondonUK
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- Cambridge Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Group, Department of PsychiatryUniversity of CambridgeCambridgeUK
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- Cambridge Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Group, Department of PsychiatryUniversity of CambridgeCambridgeUK
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- Cambridge Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Group, Department of PsychiatryUniversity of CambridgeCambridgeUK
- Cambridgeshire & Peterborough NHS Foundation TrustCambridgeUK
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- Cambridge Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Group, Department of PsychiatryUniversity of CambridgeCambridgeUK
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- Cambridge Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Group, Department of PsychiatryUniversity of CambridgeCambridgeUK
- Cambridgeshire & Peterborough NHS Foundation TrustCambridgeUK
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- Cambridge Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Group, Department of PsychiatryUniversity of CambridgeCambridgeUK
- Cambridgeshire & Peterborough NHS Foundation TrustCambridgeUK
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Beecher G, Howe BM, Shelly S, Nathan P, Mauermann ML, Taylor BV, Spinner RJ, Tracy JA, Dyck PJB, Klein CJ. Plexus MRI helps distinguish the immune-mediated neuropathies MADSAM and MMN. J Neuroimmunol 2022; 371:577953. [PMID: 36007424 DOI: 10.1016/j.jneuroim.2022.577953] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2022] [Revised: 08/11/2022] [Accepted: 08/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND Among immune-mediated neuropathies, clinical-electrophysiological overlap exists between multifocal acquired demyelinating sensory and motor neuropathy (MADSAM) and multifocal motor neuropathy (MMN). Divergent immune pathogenesis, immunotherapy response, and prognosis exist between these two disorders. MRI reports have not shown distinction of these disorders, but biopsy confirmation is lacking in earlier reports. MADSAM nerves are hypertrophic with onion bulbs, inflammation, and edema, whereas MMN findings are limited to multifocal axonal atrophy. OBJECTIVES To understand if plexus MRI can distinguish MADSAM from MMN among pathologically (nerve biopsy) confirmed cases. METHODS Retrospective chart review and blinded plexus MRI review of biopsy-confirmed MADSAM and MMN cases at Mayo Clinic. RESULTS Nine brachial plexuses (MADSAM-5, MMN-4) and 6 lumbosacral plexuses (MADSAM-4, MMN-2) had fascicular biopsies of varied nerves. Median follow-up in MADSAM was 93 months (range: 7-180) and 27 (range: 12-109) in MMN (p = 0.34). MRI hypertrophy occurred solely in MADSAM (89%, 8/9) with T2-hyperintensity in both. There was no correlation between time to imaging for hypertrophy, symptom onset age, or motor neuropathy impairments (mNIS). At last follow-up, on diverse immunotherapies mNIS improved in MADSAM (median - 4, range: -22 to 0), whereas MMN worsened (median 3, range: 0 to 6, p = 0.03) on largely IVIG. CONCLUSION Nerve hypertrophy on plexus MRI helps distinguish MMN from MADSAM, where better immunotherapy treatment outcomes were observed. These findings are consistent with the immune pathogenesis seen on biopsies. Radiologic distinction is possible independent of time to imaging and extent of motor deficits, suggesting MRI is helpful in patients with uncertain clinical-electrophysiologic diagnosis, especially motor-onset MADSAM.
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- Grayson Beecher
- Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, United States of America
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- Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, United States of America
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- Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, United States of America; Department of Neurology, Chaim Sheba Medical Centre, Sackler Faculty Institute, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, United States of America
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- Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania, Australia
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, United States of America
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- Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, United States of America
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- Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, United States of America
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- Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, United States of America; Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, United States of America.
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Schneider JM, Weng YL, Hu A, Qi Z. Linking the neural basis of distributional statistical learning with transitional statistical learning: The paradox of attention. Neuropsychologia 2022; 172:108284. [PMID: 35667495 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2022.108284] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2021] [Revised: 05/02/2022] [Accepted: 05/31/2022] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Statistical learning, the process of tracking distributional information and discovering embedded patterns, is traditionally regarded as a form of implicit learning. However, recent studies proposed that both implicit (attention-independent) and explicit (attention-dependent) learning systems are involved in statistical learning. To understand the role of attention in statistical learning, the current study investigates the cortical processing of distributional patterns in speech across local and global contexts. We then ask how these cortical responses relate to statistical learning behavior in a word segmentation task. We found Event-Related Potential (ERP) evidence of pre-attentive processing of both the local (mismatching negativity) and global distributional information (late discriminative negativity). However, as speech elements became less frequent and more surprising, some participants showed an involuntary attentional shift, reflected in a P3a response. Individuals who displayed attentive neural tracking of distributional information showed faster learning in a speech statistical learning task. These results suggest that an involuntary attentional shift might play a facilitatory, but not essential, role in statistical learning.
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- Julie M Schneider
- University of Delaware, Department of Linguistics and Cognitive Science, 125 E Main St, Newark, DE, 19711, USA; Louisiana State University, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, 217 Thomas Boyd Hall, Baton Rouge, LA, 70803, USA.
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- University of Delaware, Department of Linguistics and Cognitive Science, 125 E Main St, Newark, DE, 19711, USA
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- University of Delaware, Department of Linguistics and Cognitive Science, 125 E Main St, Newark, DE, 19711, USA
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- University of Delaware, Department of Linguistics and Cognitive Science, 125 E Main St, Newark, DE, 19711, USA; Northeastern University, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Department of Psychology, 360 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
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Di Dona G, Scaltritti M, Sulpizio S. Formant-invariant voice and pitch representations are pre-attentively formed from constantly varying speech and non-speech stimuli. Eur J Neurosci 2022; 56:4086-4106. [PMID: 35673798 PMCID: PMC9545905 DOI: 10.1111/ejn.15730] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2022] [Revised: 05/23/2022] [Accepted: 05/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The present study investigated whether listeners can form abstract voice representations while ignoring constantly changing phonological information and if they can use the resulting information to facilitate voice change detection. Further, the study aimed at understanding whether the use of abstraction is restricted to the speech domain or can be deployed also in non‐speech contexts. We ran an electroencephalogram (EEG) experiment including one passive and one active oddball task, each featuring a speech and a rotated speech condition. In the speech condition, participants heard constantly changing vowels uttered by a male speaker (standard stimuli) which were infrequently replaced by vowels uttered by a female speaker with higher pitch (deviant stimuli). In the rotated speech condition, participants heard rotated vowels, in which the natural formant structure of speech was disrupted. In the passive task, the mismatch negativity was elicited after the presentation of the deviant voice in both conditions, indicating that listeners could successfully group together different stimuli into a formant‐invariant voice representation. In the active task, participants showed shorter reaction times (RTs), higher accuracy and a larger P3b in the speech condition with respect to the rotated speech condition. Results showed that whereas at a pre‐attentive level the cognitive system can track pitch regularities while presumably ignoring constantly changing formant information both in speech and in rotated speech, at an attentive level the use of such information is facilitated for speech. This facilitation was also testified by a stronger synchronisation in the theta band (4–7 Hz), potentially pointing towards differences in encoding/retrieval processes.
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- Giuseppe Di Dona
- Dipartimento di Psicologia e Scienze Cognitive, Università degli Studi di Trento, Trento, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Psicologia e Scienze Cognitive, Università degli Studi di Trento, Trento, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Psicologia, Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, Milano, Italy.,Milan Center for Neuroscience (NeuroMi), Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, Milano, Italy
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Roshini R, Jason B M, Marta I G. Increased context adjustment is associated with auditory sensitivities but not with autistic traits. Autism Res 2022; 15:1457-1468. [PMID: 35607992 PMCID: PMC9544519 DOI: 10.1002/aur.2759] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2021] [Accepted: 04/26/2022] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Bayesian models of autism suggest that alterations in context-sensitive prediction error weighting may underpin sensory perceptual alterations, such as hypersensitivities. We used an auditory oddball paradigm with pure tones arising from high or low uncertainty contexts to determine whether autistic individuals display differences in context adjustment relative to neurotypicals. We did not find group differences in early prediction error responses indexed by mismatch negativity. A dimensional approach revealed a positive correlation between context-dependent prediction errors and subjective reports of auditory sensitivities, but not with autistic traits. These findings suggest that autism studies may benefit from accounting for sensory sensitivities in group comparisons. LAY SUMMARY: We aimed to understand if autistic and non-autistic groups showed differences in their electrical brain activity measured by electroencephalography (EEG) when listening to surprising tones infrequently embedded in a statistical pattern. We found no differences between the autistic and the non-autistic group in their EEG response to the surprising sound even if the pattern switched, indicating their ability to learn a pattern. We did find that, as subjective sensory sensitivities (but not autistic traits) increased, there were increasingly large differences between the EEG responses to surprising tones that were embedded in the different statistical patterns of tones. These findings show that perceptual alterations may be a function of sensory sensitivities, but not necessarily autistic traits. We suggest that future EEG studies in autism may benefit from accounting for sensory sensitivities.
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- Randeniya Roshini
- Queensland Brain Institute, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Queensland Brain Institute, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.,School of Psychology, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.,Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR), Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Integrative Brain Function, Clayton, Victoria, Australia
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- Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Integrative Brain Function, Clayton, Victoria, Australia.,Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Pentikäinen E, Kimppa L, Makkonen T, Putkonen M, Pitkäniemi A, Salakka I, Paavilainen P, Tervaniemi M, Särkämö T. Benefits of choir singing on complex auditory encoding in the aging brain: An ERP study. Ann N Y Acad Sci 2022; 1514:82-92. [PMID: 35596717 DOI: 10.1111/nyas.14789] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Aging is accompanied by difficulties in auditory information processing, especially in more complex sound environments. Choir singing requires efficient processing of multiple sound features and could, therefore, mitigate the detrimental effects of aging on complex auditory encoding. We recorded auditory event-related potentials during passive listening of sounds in healthy older adult (≥ 60 years) choir singers and nonsinger controls. We conducted a complex oddball condition involving encoding of abstract regularities in combinations of pitch and location features, as well as in two simple oddball conditions, in which only either the pitch or spatial location of the sounds was varied. We analyzed change-related mismatch negativity (MMN) and obligatory P1 and N1 responses in each condition. In the complex condition, the choir singers showed a larger MMN than the controls, which also correlated with better performance in a verbal fluency test. In the simple pitch and location conditions, the choir singers had smaller N1 responses compared to the control subjects, whereas the MMN responses did not differ between groups. These results suggest that regular choir singing is associated both with more enhanced encoding of complex auditory regularities and more effective adaptation to simple sound features.
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- Emmi Pentikäinen
- Cognitive Brain Research Unit, Department of Psychology and Logopedics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Cognitive Brain Research Unit, Department of Psychology and Logopedics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Cognitive Brain Research Unit, Department of Psychology and Logopedics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Psychology and Speech-Language Pathology, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
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- Cognitive Brain Research Unit, Department of Psychology and Logopedics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Cognitive Brain Research Unit, Department of Psychology and Logopedics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Cognitive Brain Research Unit, Department of Psychology and Logopedics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Cognitive Brain Research Unit, Department of Psychology and Logopedics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.,Department of Education, Faculty of Educational Sciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Cognitive Brain Research Unit, Department of Psychology and Logopedics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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Musche V, Bäuerle A, Jahre L, Schweda A, Dinse H, Moradian S, Weismüller B, Fink M, Wolters A, Fleischer M, Kleinschnitz C, Teufel M, Skoda EM, Stettner M. COVID-19-Related Burden and Risk Perception in Individuals with Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy and Multifocal Motor Neuropathy: A Cross-Sectional Study. Neurol Ther 2022; 11:1135-1146. [PMID: 35553393 PMCID: PMC9096336 DOI: 10.1007/s40120-022-00359-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2022] [Accepted: 04/28/2022] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Introduction This study investigated the mental health burden of patients with chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP) or multifocal motor neuropathy (MMN) during the COVID-19 pandemic in comparison to matched healthy controls. Methods The cross-sectional study included 59 patients with a diagnosis of either CIDP or MMN and 59 propensity score matched healthy controls. All participants completed a survey including demographics, distress (distress thermometer), depressive symptoms (PHQ-2), generalized anxiety (GAD-7), COVID-19-related fear, and risk perception. Additionally, patients with CIDP or MMN were asked about the frequency and type of infections since treatment initiation. Results Patients with either CIDP or MMN reported experiencing reduced frequency or no differences in infection frequency since immune medication was initiated. Regarding COVID-19, patients with CIDP or MMN rated their risk of infection similar to healthy controls, while they expected a higher probability of the occurrence of symptoms, severe course, and dying of COVID-19. They reported increased depressive symptoms, generalized anxiety, and COVID-19-related fear in comparison to healthy controls. Conclusion Despite their personal experience of reduced frequency of infection since immune medication was initiated, patients with CIDP or MMN reported increased risk perception and prevalence of depressive symptoms, generalized anxiety, and COVID-19-related fear in comparison to healthy controls. This highlights the need for evidence-driven strategies to protect the mental health of this vulnerable group. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s40120-022-00359-3.
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- Venja Musche
- Clinic for Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University of Duisburg-Essen, LVR University Hospital, Essen, Germany. .,Center for Translational Neuro- and Behavioral Sciences (C-TNBS), University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany.
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- Clinic for Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University of Duisburg-Essen, LVR University Hospital, Essen, Germany.,Center for Translational Neuro- and Behavioral Sciences (C-TNBS), University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Clinic for Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University of Duisburg-Essen, LVR University Hospital, Essen, Germany.,Center for Translational Neuro- and Behavioral Sciences (C-TNBS), University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Clinic for Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University of Duisburg-Essen, LVR University Hospital, Essen, Germany.,Center for Translational Neuro- and Behavioral Sciences (C-TNBS), University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Clinic for Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University of Duisburg-Essen, LVR University Hospital, Essen, Germany.,Center for Translational Neuro- and Behavioral Sciences (C-TNBS), University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Clinic for Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University of Duisburg-Essen, LVR University Hospital, Essen, Germany.,Center for Translational Neuro- and Behavioral Sciences (C-TNBS), University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Clinic for Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University of Duisburg-Essen, LVR University Hospital, Essen, Germany.,Center for Translational Neuro- and Behavioral Sciences (C-TNBS), University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Clinic for Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University of Duisburg-Essen, LVR University Hospital, Essen, Germany.,Center for Translational Neuro- and Behavioral Sciences (C-TNBS), University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Neurology and Center for Translational Neuro- and Behavioral Sciences (C-TNBS), University Medicine Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Neurology and Center for Translational Neuro- and Behavioral Sciences (C-TNBS), University Medicine Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Neurology and Center for Translational Neuro- and Behavioral Sciences (C-TNBS), University Medicine Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Clinic for Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University of Duisburg-Essen, LVR University Hospital, Essen, Germany.,Center for Translational Neuro- and Behavioral Sciences (C-TNBS), University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Clinic for Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University of Duisburg-Essen, LVR University Hospital, Essen, Germany.,Center for Translational Neuro- and Behavioral Sciences (C-TNBS), University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Neurology and Center for Translational Neuro- and Behavioral Sciences (C-TNBS), University Medicine Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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Moein N, Rostami R, Mohamadi R, Zomorrodi R, Nitsche M, Ostadi A, Shabani M. Electrophysiological correlates of stuttering severity: An ERP study. J Clin Neurosci 2022; 101:80-88. [PMID: 35561434 DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2022.03.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2021] [Revised: 02/28/2022] [Accepted: 03/11/2022] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Although a variety of theories have been proposed to explain the etiology of stuttering, the exact neurological origin of it is still uncertain. The aim of this study is to investigate the correlation between stuttering severity and ERP measures. The population of this study consisted of 12 adults with moderate, 12 adults with severe stuttering, and 12 fluent speakers as the control group. ERPs were recorded during an auditory task in which subjects should determine an oddball stimulus. The result of mismatch negativity (MMN) amplitude analysis revealed significant differences between severe stuttering and fluent speakers groups and between two stuttering groups. Moreover, the result showed significant differences between the three study groups for P300 amplitude. The findings of the present study suggest that the differences in ERP components are existed not only between people who stutter and fluent speakers but also between people with different levels of stuttering severity.
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- Narges Moein
- Department of Speech-Language Pathology, School of Rehabilitation Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Madadkaran St., Shahnazari Ave., Mirdamad Blvd., Madar Sq., Tehran, Iran
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- Faculty of Psychology and Education, University of Tehran, Dr. Kardan St., Jalal-Al-e-Ahmed Ave., Chamran Hwy., Tehran, Iran.
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- Department of Speech-Language Pathology, School of Rehabilitation Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; Rehabilitation Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Madadkaran St., Shahnazari Ave., Mirdamad Blvd., Madar Sq., Tehran, Iran.
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- Temerty Centre for Therapeutic Brain Intervention, University of Toronto, Russell St., Toronto, ON, Canada.
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- Department of Psychology and Neurosciences, Leibniz Research Centre for Working Environment and Human Factors. Ardeystrasse 67, Dortmund, Germany.
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- University of Waterloo, All in Electrical Engineering, Waterloo, ON, Canada
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- Institute for Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran
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Liu Y, Jia LN, Wu H, Jiang W, Wang Q, Wang D, Xiong YB, Ren YP, Ma X, Tang YL. Adjuvant electroconvulsive therapy with antipsychotics is associated with improvement in auditory mismatch negativity in schizophrenia. Psychiatry Res 2022; 311:114484. [PMID: 35245745 DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2022.114484] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2021] [Revised: 02/16/2022] [Accepted: 02/23/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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- Yi Liu
- The National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders & Beijing Key Laboratory of Mental Disorders, Beijing Anding Hospital, Capital Medical University, 5 Ankang Lane, Deshengmenwai Avenue, Xicheng District, Beijing 100088, China; Advanced Innovation Center for Human Brain Protection, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- The National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders & Beijing Key Laboratory of Mental Disorders, Beijing Anding Hospital, Capital Medical University, 5 Ankang Lane, Deshengmenwai Avenue, Xicheng District, Beijing 100088, China; Advanced Innovation Center for Human Brain Protection, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- The National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders & Beijing Key Laboratory of Mental Disorders, Beijing Anding Hospital, Capital Medical University, 5 Ankang Lane, Deshengmenwai Avenue, Xicheng District, Beijing 100088, China; Advanced Innovation Center for Human Brain Protection, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- The National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders & Beijing Key Laboratory of Mental Disorders, Beijing Anding Hospital, Capital Medical University, 5 Ankang Lane, Deshengmenwai Avenue, Xicheng District, Beijing 100088, China; Advanced Innovation Center for Human Brain Protection, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- The National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders & Beijing Key Laboratory of Mental Disorders, Beijing Anding Hospital, Capital Medical University, 5 Ankang Lane, Deshengmenwai Avenue, Xicheng District, Beijing 100088, China; Advanced Innovation Center for Human Brain Protection, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- The National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders & Beijing Key Laboratory of Mental Disorders, Beijing Anding Hospital, Capital Medical University, 5 Ankang Lane, Deshengmenwai Avenue, Xicheng District, Beijing 100088, China; Advanced Innovation Center for Human Brain Protection, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Shanxi Bethune Hospital, Shanxi Academy of Medical Sciences, Tongji Shanxi Hospital, Third Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030032, China; Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China
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- The National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders & Beijing Key Laboratory of Mental Disorders, Beijing Anding Hospital, Capital Medical University, 5 Ankang Lane, Deshengmenwai Avenue, Xicheng District, Beijing 100088, China; Advanced Innovation Center for Human Brain Protection, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
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- The National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders & Beijing Key Laboratory of Mental Disorders, Beijing Anding Hospital, Capital Medical University, 5 Ankang Lane, Deshengmenwai Avenue, Xicheng District, Beijing 100088, China; Advanced Innovation Center for Human Brain Protection, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30329, United States; Mental Health Service Line, Atlanta VA Medical Center, Decatur, GA 30033, United States
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Di Dona G, Mantione F, Alber B, Sulpizio S, Vespignani F. Allophonic familiarity differentiates word representations in the brain of native speakers of regional linguistic varieties. Brain Lang 2022; 227:105085. [PMID: 35150981 DOI: 10.1016/j.bandl.2022.105085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2021] [Revised: 01/14/2022] [Accepted: 01/27/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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This study aims to shed light on the issue whether familiar allophonic variation is encoded in word representations. Both Italian speakers born in Trentino and speakers born in the Central-Southern regions of Italy took part in the experiment. We tested the MMN elicited by the same word encompassing two different allophones, one of which was more familiar to one group of participants than to the other, depending on their regional variety of Italian. The Trentino group showed an enhanced MMN for the word embedding the familiar variant while Central-Southern speakers showed no difference. The amplitude of the MMN for the unfamiliar word variant in Trentino speakers showed an inverse correlation with the passive exposure to the Trentino dialect. We conclude that words embedding familiar and unfamiliar allophones are differently represented in the brain of native speakers of regional language and the degree of differentiation is modulated by individual experience.
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- Giuseppe Di Dona
- Dipartimento di Psicologia e Scienze Cognitive, Università degli Studi di Trento, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Psicologia e Scienze Cognitive, Università degli Studi di Trento, Italy
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- Facoltà di Scienze della Formazione, Libera Università di Bolzano, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Psicologia, Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, Italy; Milan Center for Neuroscience (NeuroMi), University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Psicologia dello Sviluppo e della Socializzazione, Università degli Studi di Padova, Italy
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Ní Choisdealbha Á, Attaheri A, Rocha S, Brusini P, Flanagan SA, Mead N, Gibbon S, Olawole-Scott H, Williams I, Grey C, Boutris P, Ahmed H, Goswami U. Neural detection of changes in amplitude rise time in infancy. Dev Cogn Neurosci 2022; 54:101075. [PMID: 35078120 PMCID: PMC8792064 DOI: 10.1016/j.dcn.2022.101075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2021] [Revised: 12/21/2021] [Accepted: 01/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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Amplitude rise times play a crucial role in the perception of rhythm in speech, and reduced perceptual sensitivity to differences in rise time is related to developmental language difficulties. Amplitude rise times also play a mechanistic role in neural entrainment to the speech amplitude envelope. Using an ERP paradigm, here we examined for the first time whether infants at the ages of seven and eleven months exhibit an auditory mismatch response to changes in the rise times of simple repeating auditory stimuli. We found that infants exhibited a mismatch response (MMR) to all of the oddball rise times used for the study. The MMR was more positive at seven than eleven months of age. At eleven months, there was a shift to a mismatch negativity (MMN) that was more pronounced over left fronto-central electrodes. The MMR over right fronto-central electrodes was sensitive to the size of the difference in rise time. The results indicate that neural processing of changes in rise time is present at seven months, supporting the possibility that early speech processing is facilitated by neural sensitivity to these important acoustic cues.
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- Áine Ní Choisdealbha
- Centre for Neuroscience in Education, Department of Psychology, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom.
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- Centre for Neuroscience in Education, Department of Psychology, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Neuroscience in Education, Department of Psychology, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Neuroscience in Education, Department of Psychology, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Neuroscience in Education, Department of Psychology, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Neuroscience in Education, Department of Psychology, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Neuroscience in Education, Department of Psychology, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Neuroscience in Education, Department of Psychology, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Neuroscience in Education, Department of Psychology, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Neuroscience in Education, Department of Psychology, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Neuroscience in Education, Department of Psychology, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Neuroscience in Education, Department of Psychology, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Neuroscience in Education, Department of Psychology, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
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Hatake S, Shimizu F, Honda M, Takahashi S, Koga M, Kimura K, Kanda T. [Intravenous immunoglobulin-induced eczematous eruption in autoimmune neuromuscular diseases]. Rinsho Shinkeigaku 2022; 62:267-271. [PMID: 35354723 DOI: 10.5692/clinicalneurol.cn-001681] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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BACKGROUND Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg) have been administrated for the long time in patients with several autoimmune neuromuscular diseases. Eczematous eruption has been described as IVIg-induced adverse effect. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study is to clarify the incidence and characteristic of IVIg-induced eczematous eruption in autoimmune neuromuscular disease. METHODS We retrospectively collected the data from 92 patients with autoimmune neuromuscular diseases, including 35 patients with chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP), 8 patients with multifocal motor neuropathy (MMN), 25 patients with myositis, 15 patients with Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS), and 9 patients with myasthenia gravis (MG), who have administrated IVIg in Yamaguchi University Hospital. RESULTS There are 10 patients (6 CIDP/4 MMN), who had an eczematous skin reaction after IVIg infusion. The frequencies of IVIg-induced eczematous eruption were significantly higher in patients with multifocal acquired demyelinating sensory and motor (MADSAM) and MMN than in patients with GBS, myositis, and MG. In addition, corticosteroids or immunosuppressive drugs had been administrated before IVIg treatment more frequently in patients with myositis and MG than in those with MADSAM and MMN. CONCLUSION MADSAM or MMN patients had more frequently IVIg-induced eczematous eruption than other autoimmune neuromuscular diseases. Pathophysiology of MADAM and MMN is considered to be cell-mediated immunity against the peripheral nerve and the accumulation of IgG in both epidermis and dermis of the hand after IVIg may induce the infiltration of inflammatory cells around the vessels in the skin, causing eczematous eruption in MADSAM and MMN.
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- Seira Hatake
- Department of Clinical Neuroscience and Neurology, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine.,Department of Neurology, Graduate School of Medicine, Nippon Medical School
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- Department of Clinical Neuroscience and Neurology, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine
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- Department of Clinical Neuroscience and Neurology, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine
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- Department of Clinical Neuroscience and Neurology, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine
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- Department of Clinical Neuroscience and Neurology, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine
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- Department of Neurology, Graduate School of Medicine, Nippon Medical School
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- Department of Clinical Neuroscience and Neurology, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine
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Zendel BR, Demirkaplan Ö, Mignault-Goulet G, Peretz I. The relationship between acoustic and musical pitch processing in adolescents. Int J Dev Neurosci 2022; 82:314-330. [PMID: 35338667 DOI: 10.1002/jdn.10181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2021] [Revised: 03/02/2022] [Accepted: 03/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Amusia is defined as a difficulty processing the tonal pitch structure of music such that an individual cannot tell the difference between notes that are in-key and out-of-key. A fine-grained pitch discrimination deficit is often observed in people with amusia. It is possible that an intervention, early in development, could mitigate amusia; however, one challenge identifying amusia early in development is that identifying in- and out-of-key notes is a meta-cognitive task. Given the common co-occurrence of difficulties with pitch discrimination, it would be easier to identify amusia in developing children by using a pitch change detection task. The goal of this study was to explore the behavioural and neurophysiological profiles of adolescents with poor pitch processing (Poor PP) abilities compared to those with normal pitch processing (Normal PP) abilities. Neurophysiologically, the Poor PPs exhibited a similar event-related potential (ERP) profile to adult amusics during both acoustic and musical pitch discrimination tasks. That is, early ERPs (ERAN, MMN) were similar in Poor PPs compared to Normal PPs, while late positivities (P300, P600) were absent in Poor PPs, but present in Normal PPs. At the same time behavioural data revealed a double dissociation between the abilities to detect a pitch deviant in acoustic and musical context, suggesting that about a third of the children would be missed by selecting a fine-grained acoustic pitch discrimination task to identify the presence of amusia in early childhood.
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- Benjamin Rich Zendel
- Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland.,Aging Research Centre - Newfoundland and Labrador, Grenfell Campus, Memorial University.,The International Laboratory for Brain Music and Sound Research (BRAMS), Département de psychologie, Université de Montréal
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- The International Laboratory for Brain Music and Sound Research (BRAMS), Département de psychologie, Université de Montréal
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- The International Laboratory for Brain Music and Sound Research (BRAMS), Département de psychologie, Université de Montréal
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Zora H, Csépe V. Perception of Prosodic Modulations of Linguistic and Paralinguistic Origin: Evidence From Early Auditory Event-Related Potentials. Front Neurosci 2022; 15:797487. [PMID: 35002610 PMCID: PMC8733303 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2021.797487] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2021] [Accepted: 11/29/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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How listeners handle prosodic cues of linguistic and paralinguistic origin is a central question for spoken communication. In the present EEG study, we addressed this question by examining neural responses to variations in pitch accent (linguistic) and affective (paralinguistic) prosody in Swedish words, using a passive auditory oddball paradigm. The results indicated that changes in pitch accent and affective prosody elicited mismatch negativity (MMN) responses at around 200 ms, confirming the brain’s pre-attentive response to any prosodic modulation. The MMN amplitude was, however, statistically larger to the deviation in affective prosody in comparison to the deviation in pitch accent and affective prosody combined, which is in line with previous research indicating not only a larger MMN response to affective prosody in comparison to neutral prosody but also a smaller MMN response to multidimensional deviants than unidimensional ones. The results, further, showed a significant P3a response to the affective prosody change in comparison to the pitch accent change at around 300 ms, in accordance with previous findings showing an enhanced positive response to emotional stimuli. The present findings provide evidence for distinct neural processing of different prosodic cues, and statistically confirm the intrinsic perceptual and motivational salience of paralinguistic information in spoken communication.
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- Hatice Zora
- Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics, Nijmegen, Netherlands
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- Brain Imaging Centre, Research Centre for Natural Sciences, Budapest, Hungary
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Goedee HS, Rajabally YA. Evidence base for investigative and therapeutic modalities in chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy and multifocal motor neuropathy. Neurodegener Dis Manag 2022; 12:35-47. [PMID: 35007438 DOI: 10.2217/nmt-2021-0015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy, its variants and multifocal motor neuropathy belong to a spectrum of peripheral nerve disorders with complex dysimmune disease mechanisms. Awareness of the unique clinical phenotypes but also heterogeneity between patients is vital to arrive at early suspicion and ordering appropriate tests. This includes requirements for optimal electrodiagnostic protocol, aimed to capture sufficient electrophysiologic evidence for relevant abnormalities, a case-based approach on the eventual need to further expand the diagnostic armamentarium and correct reading of their results. Considerable phenotypical variation, diverse combinations of abnormalities found on diagnostic tests and heterogeneity in disease course and treatment response, all contribute to widespread differences in success rates on timely diagnosis and optimal treatment. We aim to provide a practical overview and guidance on relevant diagnostic and management strategies, including pitfalls and present a summary of the relevant novel developments in this field.
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- Hendrik Stephan Goedee
- Brain Center UMC Utrecht, Department of Neurology & Neurosurgery, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
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- Inflammatory Neuropathy Clinic, Department of Neurology, University Hospitals Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.,Aston Medical School, Aston University, Birmingham, UK
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Mesin L, Lingua E, Cocito D. Motor Nerve Conduction Block Estimation in Demyelinating Neuropathies by Deconvolution. Bioengineering (Basel) 2022; 9:bioengineering9010023. [PMID: 35049732 PMCID: PMC8773146 DOI: 10.3390/bioengineering9010023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2021] [Revised: 01/05/2022] [Accepted: 01/06/2022] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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A deconvolution method is proposed for conduction block (CB) estimation based on two compound muscle action potentials (CMAPs) elicited by stimulating a nerve proximal and distal to the region in which the block is suspected. It estimates the time delay distributions by CMAPs deconvolution, from which CB is computed. The slow afterwave (SAW) is included to describe the motor unit potential, as it gives an important contribution in case of the large temporal dispersion (TD) often found in patients. The method is tested on experimental signals obtained from both healthy subjects and pathological patients, with either Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy (CIDP) or Multifocal Motor Neuropathy (MMN). The new technique outperforms the clinical methods (based on amplitude and area of CMAPs) and a previous state-of-the-art deconvolution approach. It compensates phase cancellations, allowing to discriminate among CB and TD: estimated by the methods of amplitude, area and deconvolution, CB showed a correlation with TD equal to 39.3%, 29.5% and 8.2%, respectively. Moreover, a significant decrease of percentage reconstruction errors of the CMAPs with respect to the previous deconvolution approach is obtained (from a mean/median of 19.1%/16.7% to 11.7%/11.2%). Therefore, the new method is able to discriminate between CB and TD (overcoming the important limitation of clinical approaches) and can approximate patients’ CMAPs better than the previous deconvolution algorithm. Then, it appears to be promising for the diagnosis of demyelinating polyneuropathies, to be further tested in the future in a prospective clinical trial.
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- Luca Mesin
- Mathematical Biology and Physiology, Department Electronics and Telecommunications, Politecnico di Torino, 10129 Turin, Italy;
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +39-0110-904-085
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- Mathematical Biology and Physiology, Department Electronics and Telecommunications, Politecnico di Torino, 10129 Turin, Italy;
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- S.C. Neurologia I, Dipartimento di Neuroscienze, Universitá di Torino, 10124 Torino, Italy;
- I.R.C.C.S. Istituti Clinici Scientifici, Fondazione S. Maugeri, 27100 Pavia, Italy
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Sarasso P, Barbieri P, Del Fante E, Bechis L, Neppi-Modona M, Sacco K, Ronga I. Preferred music listening is associated with perceptual learning enhancement at the expense of self-focused attention. Psychon Bull Rev 2022; 29:2108-21. [PMID: 35668293 DOI: 10.3758/s13423-022-02127-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/16/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Can preferred music listening improve following attentional and learning performances? Here we suggest that this may be the case. In Experiment 1, following preferred and non-preferred musical-piece listening, we recorded electrophysiological responses to an auditory roving-paradigm. We computed the mismatch negativity (MMN - the difference between responses to novel and repeated stimulation), as an index of perceptual learning, and we measured the correlation between trial-by-trial EEG responses and the fluctuations in Bayesian Surprise, as a quantification of the neural attunement with stimulus informational value. Furthermore, during music listening, we recorded oscillatory cortical activity. MMN and trial-by-trial correlation with Bayesian surprise were significantly larger after subjectively preferred versus non-preferred music, indicating the enhancement of perceptual learning. The analysis on oscillatory activity during music listening showed a selective alpha power increased in response to preferred music, an effect often related to cognitive enhancements. In Experiment 2, we explored whether this learning improvement was realized at the expense of self-focused attention. Therefore, after preferred versus non-preferred music listening, we collected Heart-Beat Detection (HBD) accuracy, as a measure of the attentional focus toward the self. HBD was significantly lowered following preferred music listening. Overall, our results suggest the presence of a specific neural mechanism that, in response to aesthetically pleasing stimuli, and through the modulation of alpha oscillatory activity, redirects neural resources away from the self and toward the environment. This attentional up-weighting of external stimuli might be fruitfully exploited in a wide area of human learning activities, including education, neurorehabilitation and therapy.
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Wen QH, Liu Y, Chen HD, Wu JL, Liang LJ, He WZ, Wang Y, Huang GP. Relationship Between Depression After Hemorrhagic Stroke and Auditory Event-Related Potentials in a Chinese Patient Group. Neuropsychiatr Dis Treat 2022; 18:1917-1925. [PMID: 36065387 PMCID: PMC9440680 DOI: 10.2147/ndt.s362824] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2022] [Accepted: 08/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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PURPOSE Post-stroke depression (PSD) is the most common psychiatric sequelae of stroke. Numerous studies revealed that event-related potentials (ERP) can reflect depression severity to a certain extent, while there is almost no research on depression after hemorrhagic stroke. Therefore, we employed a prospective cross-sectional study to explore the relationship between ERP and depression after hemorrhagic stroke. METHODS A total of 74 patients with intracranial hemorrhage were included in this study. Neurological deficits were evaluated using the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) on admission. Depression severity and cognitive impairment were measured using the 17-item Hamilton Depression Scale (HAMD-17) and the Chinese version of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) after two weeks of treatment. All patients were conducted auditory Oddball paradigm for event-related potential mismatch negativity (MMN) and P300. RESULTS In total, 36 patients were diagnosed with PSD at the two weeks of treatment, for a percentage of 48.6%. Depression severity of ICH patients correlated positively with both the latency of MMN (r = 0.376, P = 0.001) and P300 (r = 0.325, P = 0.005), and correlated negatively with both the amplitude of MMN (r=-0.385, P = 0.001) and P300 (r=-0.311, P = 0.007). Depression severity was negatively correlated with cognitive function after hemorrhagic stroke (r=-0.347, P = 0.002). CONCLUSION The latency and amplitude of MMN and P300 can well reflect the degree of depression after hemorrhagic stroke, which may help in the early diagnosis and effective treatment of PSD.
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- Qian-Hui Wen
- Department of Neurosurgery, The Third Hospital of Mianyang, Sichuan Mental Health Center, Mianyang, People's Republic of China.,Faculty of Psychiatry and Mental Health, North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The Third Hospital of Mianyang, Sichuan Mental Health Center, Mianyang, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Psychiatry, The Third Hospital of Mianyang, Sichuan Mental Health Center, Mianyang, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Psychiatry, The Third Hospital of Mianyang, Sichuan Mental Health Center, Mianyang, People's Republic of China
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- Faculty of Psychiatry and Mental Health, North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong, People's Republic of China
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- Faculty of Psychiatry and Mental Health, North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong, People's Republic of China
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- Faculty of Psychiatry and Mental Health, North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The Third Hospital of Mianyang, Sichuan Mental Health Center, Mianyang, People's Republic of China.,Faculty of Psychiatry and Mental Health, North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong, People's Republic of China
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Liaukovich K, Ukraintseva Y, Martynova O. Implicit auditory perception of local and global irregularities in passive listening condition. Neuropsychologia 2021; 165:108129. [PMID: 34929262 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2021.108129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2020] [Revised: 12/14/2021] [Accepted: 12/15/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The auditory system detects differences in sounds at an implicit level, but data on this difference might not be sufficient to make explicit discrimination. The biomarkers of implicit auditory memory of ambiguous stimuli could shed light on unconscious auditory processing and implicit auditory learning. Mismatch negativity (MMN) and P3a, components of event-related potentials (ERPs) reflecting stimuli discrimination without direct attention, were previously detected in response to the local (short-term) irregularity in the auditory sequence even in an unconscious state. At the same time, P3b was elicited only in case of direct attention in response to the global (long-term) irregularity. In this study, we applied the local-global auditory paradigm to obtain possible electrophysiological signatures of implicit detection of hardly distinguishable auditory stimuli. ERPs were recorded from 20 healthy volunteers during active discrimination of deviant sounds in the old-ball sequence and passive listening of the same sounds in the sequence with local-global irregularity. The discrimination task consisted of two blocks with different deviant sounds targeted to respond. The sound discrimination accuracy was at an average of 40%, implying the difficulty of explicit sound recognition. Comparing ERPs to standard and deviant sounds, we found posterior negativity in ERP around 450-600 ms in response to targeted deviant sounds. MMN was significant only in response to non-target deviants. In the passive local-global paradigm, we observed an anterior positivity (284-412 ms), compatible with P3a, in response to a violation of local regularity. Violation of global regularity elicited an anterior negative response (228-586 ms), resembling the N400 component of ERPs. Importantly, the other indexes of auditory discrimination, such as MMN and P3b, were insignificant in ERPs to both regularity violations. The observed P3a and N400 components of ERPs may reflect prediction error signals in the implicit perception of sound patterns even if behavioral recognition was poor.
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Mencke I, Quiroga-Martinez DR, Omigie D, Michalareas G, Schwarzacher F, Haumann NT, Vuust P, Brattico E. Prediction under uncertainty: Dissociating sensory from cognitive expectations in highly uncertain musical contexts. Brain Res 2021; 1773:147664. [PMID: 34560052 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2021.147664] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2021] [Revised: 09/16/2021] [Accepted: 09/17/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Predictive models in the brain rely on the continuous extraction of regularities from the environment. These models are thought to be updated by novel information, as reflected in prediction error responses such as the mismatch negativity (MMN). However, although in real life individuals often face situations in which uncertainty prevails, it remains unclear whether and how predictive models emerge in high-uncertainty contexts. Recent research suggests that uncertainty affects the magnitude of MMN responses in the context of music listening. However, musical predictions are typically studied with MMN stimulation paradigms based on Western tonal music, which are characterized by relatively high predictability. Hence, we developed an MMN paradigm to investigate how the high uncertainty of atonal music modulates predictive processes as indexed by the MMN and behavior. Using MEG in a group of 20 subjects without musical training, we demonstrate that the magnetic MMN in response to pitch, intensity, timbre, and location deviants is evoked in both tonal and atonal melodies, with no significant differences between conditions. In contrast, in a separate behavioral experiment involving 39 non-musicians, participants detected pitch deviants more accurately and rated confidence higher in the tonal than in the atonal musical context. These results indicate that contextual tonal uncertainty modulates processing stages in which conscious awareness is involved, although deviants robustly elicit low-level pre-attentive responses such as the MMN. The achievement of robust MMN responses, despite high tonal uncertainty, is relevant for future studies comparing groups of listeners' MMN responses to increasingly ecological music stimuli.
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- Iris Mencke
- Department of Music, Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics, Grüneburgweg 14, 60322 Frankfurt/Main, Germany; Center for Music in the Brain, Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University & The Royal Academy of Music, Aarhus/Aalborg, Nørrebrogade 44, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark.
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- Center for Music in the Brain, Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University & The Royal Academy of Music, Aarhus/Aalborg, Nørrebrogade 44, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Department of Psychology, University of London, Goldsmiths, SE14 6NW London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Neuroscience, Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics, Grüneburgweg 14, 60322 Frankfurt/Main, Germany
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- Center for Music in the Brain, Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University & The Royal Academy of Music, Aarhus/Aalborg, Nørrebrogade 44, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Center for Music in the Brain, Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University & The Royal Academy of Music, Aarhus/Aalborg, Nørrebrogade 44, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Center for Music in the Brain, Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University & The Royal Academy of Music, Aarhus/Aalborg, Nørrebrogade 44, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Center for Music in the Brain, Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University & The Royal Academy of Music, Aarhus/Aalborg, Nørrebrogade 44, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark; Department of Education, Psychology and Communication, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Piazza Umberto I, 70121 Bari, Italy
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Giordano GM, Giuliani L, Perrottelli A, Bucci P, Di Lorenzo G, Siracusano A, Brando F, Pezzella P, Fabrazzo M, Altamura M, Bellomo A, Cascino G, Comparelli A, Monteleone P, Pompili M, Galderisi S, Maj M. Mismatch Negativity and P3a Impairment through Different Phases of Schizophrenia and Their Association with Real-Life Functioning. J Clin Med 2021; 10:5838. [PMID: 34945138 PMCID: PMC8707866 DOI: 10.3390/jcm10245838] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2021] [Revised: 12/09/2021] [Accepted: 12/10/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Impairment in functioning since the onset of psychosis and further deterioration over time is a key aspect of subjects with schizophrenia (SCZ). Mismatch negativity (MMN) and P3a, indices of early attention processing that are often impaired in schizophrenia, might represent optimal electrophysiological candidate biomarkers of illness progression and poor outcome. However, contrasting findings are reported about the relationships between MMN-P3a and functioning. The study aimed to investigate in SCZ the influence of illness duration on MMN-P3a and the relationship of MMN-P3a with functioning. Pitch (p) and duration (d) MMN-P3a were investigated in 117 SCZ and 61 healthy controls (HCs). SCZ were divided into four illness duration groups: ≤ 5, 6 to 13, 14 to 18, and 19 to 32 years. p-MMN and d-MMN amplitude was reduced in SCZ compared to HCs, independently from illness duration, psychopathology, and neurocognitive deficits. p-MMN reduction was associated with lower "Work skills". The p-P3a amplitude was reduced in the SCZ group with longest illness duration compared to HCs. No relationship between P3a and functioning was found. Our results suggested that MMN amplitude reduction might represent a biomarker of poor functioning in SCZ.
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- Giulia M. Giordano
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, 80138 Naples, Italy; (L.G.); (A.P.); (P.B.); (F.B.); (P.P.); (M.F.); (S.G.); (M.M.)
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, 80138 Naples, Italy; (L.G.); (A.P.); (P.B.); (F.B.); (P.P.); (M.F.); (S.G.); (M.M.)
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, 80138 Naples, Italy; (L.G.); (A.P.); (P.B.); (F.B.); (P.P.); (M.F.); (S.G.); (M.M.)
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, 80138 Naples, Italy; (L.G.); (A.P.); (P.B.); (F.B.); (P.P.); (M.F.); (S.G.); (M.M.)
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- Department of Systems Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata, 00133 Rome, Italy; (G.D.L.); (A.S.)
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- Department of Systems Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata, 00133 Rome, Italy; (G.D.L.); (A.S.)
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, 80138 Naples, Italy; (L.G.); (A.P.); (P.B.); (F.B.); (P.P.); (M.F.); (S.G.); (M.M.)
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, 80138 Naples, Italy; (L.G.); (A.P.); (P.B.); (F.B.); (P.P.); (M.F.); (S.G.); (M.M.)
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, 80138 Naples, Italy; (L.G.); (A.P.); (P.B.); (F.B.); (P.P.); (M.F.); (S.G.); (M.M.)
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- Psychiatry Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Foggia, 71122 Foggia, Italy; (M.A.); (A.B.)
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- Psychiatry Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Foggia, 71122 Foggia, Italy; (M.A.); (A.B.)
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry “Scuola Medica Salernitana”, Section of Neurosciences, University of Salerno, 84133 Salerno, Italy; (G.C.); (P.M.)
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- Department of Neurosciences, Mental Health and Sensory Organs, S. Andrea Hospital, University of Rome “La Sapienza”, 00189 Rome, Italy; (A.C.); (M.P.)
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry “Scuola Medica Salernitana”, Section of Neurosciences, University of Salerno, 84133 Salerno, Italy; (G.C.); (P.M.)
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- Department of Neurosciences, Mental Health and Sensory Organs, S. Andrea Hospital, University of Rome “La Sapienza”, 00189 Rome, Italy; (A.C.); (M.P.)
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, 80138 Naples, Italy; (L.G.); (A.P.); (P.B.); (F.B.); (P.P.); (M.F.); (S.G.); (M.M.)
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, 80138 Naples, Italy; (L.G.); (A.P.); (P.B.); (F.B.); (P.P.); (M.F.); (S.G.); (M.M.)
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Kim H, Baik SY, Kim YW, Lee SH. Improved cognitive function in patients with major depressive disorder after treatment with vortioxetine: A EEG study. Neuropsychopharmacol Rep 2021; 42:21-31. [PMID: 34894110 PMCID: PMC8919117 DOI: 10.1002/npr2.12220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2021] [Revised: 11/19/2021] [Accepted: 11/21/2021] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Introduction Vortioxetine has a positive effect on cognitive function in patients with major depressive disorder (MDD). This study aimed to examine the changes in cognitive function and EEG (spectral power and mismatch negativity (MMN)) in patients with MDD pre‐ and postvortioxetine treatment. Methods Thirty patients with MDD were included in the study. They were given vortioxetine (10‐20mg po per day) for eight weeks. Depression and anxiety severities, social function (Korean version of the social adjustment scale (K‐SAS)), and cognitive function (digit‐symbol substitution Test (DSST), Korean version of the attentional control questionnaire (K‐ACQ), and Korean version of the perceived deficits questionnaire for depression (K‐PDQD)) were evaluated. Spectral power of EEG and MMN was also measured pre‐ and postvortioxetine treatment. Results Depression and anxiety severity, social function, and cognitive functioning significantly improved after vortioxetine treatment. Also, there was a significant decrease in the right central delta band and an increase in the right central beta 2 band following vortioxetine treatment. The changes in EEG spectral power were not related to changes in cognitive functions. Baseline MMN significantly predicted changes in DSST score after controlling for the baseline clinical variables. Conclusion Vortioxetine treatment improved cognitive function and induced changes in EEG (decreased theta power and increased beta power) in patients with MDD. Our results suggest that greater negative MMN amplitude is associated with greater potential for cognitive improvement following vortioxetine treatment. BLURB FOR ETOC:Vortioxetine treatment improved cognitive function and induced changes in EEG (decreased theta power and increased beta power) in patients with MDD. Our results suggest that greater negative MMN amplitude is associated with greater potential for cognitive improvement following the vortioxetine treatment.![]()
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- Hong Kim
- Department of Psychiatry, Ilsan Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Goyang, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Psychology, Penn State University, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Clinical Emotion and Cognition Research Laboratory, Department of Psychiatry, Inje University, Goyang, Republic of Korea.,Department of Biomedical Engineering, Hanyang University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Psychiatry, Ilsan Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Goyang, Republic of Korea.,Clinical Emotion and Cognition Research Laboratory, Department of Psychiatry, Inje University, Goyang, Republic of Korea.,Bwave Inc, Goyang, Republic of Korea
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May PJC. The Adaptation Model Offers a Challenge for the Predictive Coding Account of Mismatch Negativity. Front Hum Neurosci 2021; 15:721574. [PMID: 34867238 PMCID: PMC8640521 DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2021.721574] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2021] [Accepted: 10/11/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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An unpredictable stimulus elicits a stronger event-related response than a high-probability stimulus. This differential in response magnitude is termed the mismatch negativity (MMN). Over the past decade, it has become increasingly popular to explain the MMN terms of predictive coding, a proposed general principle for the way the brain realizes Bayesian inference when it interprets sensory information. This perspective article is a reminder that the issue of MMN generation is far from settled, and that an alternative model in terms of adaptation continues to lurk in the wings. The adaptation model has been discounted because of the unrealistic and simplistic fashion in which it tends to be set up. Here, simulations of auditory cortex incorporating a modern version of the adaptation model are presented. These show that locally operating short-term synaptic depression accounts both for adaptation due to stimulus repetition and for MMN responses. This happens even in cases where adaptation has been ruled out as an explanation of the MMN (e.g., in the stimulus omission paradigm and the multi-standard control paradigm). Simulation models that would demonstrate the viability of predictive coding in a similarly multifaceted way are currently missing from the literature, and the reason for this is discussed in light of the current results.
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- Patrick J C May
- Department of Psychology, Lancaster University, Lancaster, United Kingdom
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Quiroga-Martinez DR, Hansen NC, Højlund A, Pearce M, Brattico E, Holmes E, Friston K, Vuust P. Musicianship and melodic predictability enhance neural gain in auditory cortex during pitch deviance detection. Hum Brain Mapp 2021; 42:5595-5608. [PMID: 34459062 PMCID: PMC8559476 DOI: 10.1002/hbm.25638] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2021] [Revised: 07/22/2021] [Accepted: 08/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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When listening to music, pitch deviations are more salient and elicit stronger prediction error responses when the melodic context is predictable and when the listener is a musician. Yet, the neuronal dynamics and changes in connectivity underlying such effects remain unclear. Here, we employed dynamic causal modeling (DCM) to investigate whether the magnetic mismatch negativity response (MMNm)-and its modulation by context predictability and musical expertise-are associated with enhanced neural gain of auditory areas, as a plausible mechanism for encoding precision-weighted prediction errors. Using Bayesian model comparison, we asked whether models with intrinsic connections within primary auditory cortex (A1) and superior temporal gyrus (STG)-typically related to gain control-or extrinsic connections between A1 and STG-typically related to propagation of prediction and error signals-better explained magnetoencephalography responses. We found that, compared to regular sounds, out-of-tune pitch deviations were associated with lower intrinsic (inhibitory) connectivity in A1 and STG, and lower backward (inhibitory) connectivity from STG to A1, consistent with disinhibition and enhanced neural gain in these auditory areas. More predictable melodies were associated with disinhibition in right A1, while musicianship was associated with disinhibition in left A1 and reduced connectivity from STG to left A1. These results indicate that musicianship and melodic predictability, as well as pitch deviations themselves, enhance neural gain in auditory cortex during deviance detection. Our findings are consistent with predictive processing theories suggesting that precise and informative error signals are selected by the brain for subsequent hierarchical processing.
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- David R Quiroga-Martinez
- Center for Music in the Brain, Aarhus University & Royal Academy of Music Aarhus/Aalborg, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Center for Music in the Brain, Aarhus University & Royal Academy of Music Aarhus/Aalborg, Aarhus, Denmark.,Aarhus Institute of Advanced Studies, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Center for Functionally Integrative Neuroscience, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
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- Center for Music in the Brain, Aarhus University & Royal Academy of Music Aarhus/Aalborg, Aarhus, Denmark.,Department of Education, Psychology and Communication, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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- The Wellcome Centre for Human Neuroimaging, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, UCL, London, UK
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- The Wellcome Centre for Human Neuroimaging, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, UCL, London, UK
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- Center for Music in the Brain, Aarhus University & Royal Academy of Music Aarhus/Aalborg, Aarhus, Denmark
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Tse CY, Shum YH, Xiao XZ, Wang Y. Fronto-occipital mismatch responses in pre-attentive detection of visual changes: Implication on a generic brain network underlying Mismatch Negativity ( MMN). Neuroimage 2021; 244:118633. [PMID: 34624501 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2021.118633] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2021] [Revised: 09/21/2021] [Accepted: 10/02/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Current theories of pre-attentive change detection suggest a regularity or prediction violation mechanism involving a frontotemporal network. Modulations of the early inferior frontal cortex (IFC) mismatch response representing the effort in comparing a stimulus to the prediction, the superior temporal cortex (STC) response indicating deviance detection, and the late IFC response representing prediction model updating were consistently demonstrated in auditory change detection using event-related optical signal (EROS). If the prediction violation hypothesis is universal, a generic neural mechanism should be found in all sensory modalities. We postulated a generic fronto-sensory cortical network underlying the prediction violation mechanism: the IFC is responsible for non-modality-specific prediction processes while the sensory cortices are responsible for modality-specific error signal generation process. This study examined the involvement of the IFC-occipital cortex (OC) network in visual pre-attentive change detection. The EROS mismatch responses to deviant bar arrays violating a fixed orientation regularity (low in regularity abstractness) were compared to that of deviant violating a rotational orientation regularity (high in abstractness) while the information available for establishing the prediction model was manipulated by varying the number of standards preceding the deviants. Modulations of the IFCOC mismatch response patterns by abstractness and train length reflected the processing demands on the prediction processes and were similar to that of the IFC-STC network in auditory change detection. These findings demonstrated that the fronto-sensory cortical network is not unique to auditory pre-attentive change detection and provided supports for a universal neural mechanism across sensory modalities as suggested by the prediction violation hypothesis.
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Affiliation(s)
- Chun-Yu Tse
- Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
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- Department of Psychology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Department of Psychology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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Eberhard-Moscicka AK, Jost LB, Daum MM, Maurer U. Predicting Reading From Behavioral and Neural Measures - A Longitudinal Event-Related Potential Study. Front Psychol 2021; 12:733494. [PMID: 34916991 PMCID: PMC8669350 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.733494] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2021] [Accepted: 10/20/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Fluent reading is characterized by fast and effortless decoding of visual and phonological information. Here we used event-related potentials (ERPs) and neuropsychological testing to probe the neurocognitive basis of reading in a sample of children with a wide range of reading skills. We report data of 51 children who were measured at two time points, i.e., at the end of first grade (mean age 7.6 years) and at the end of fourth grade (mean age 10.5 years). The aim of this study was to clarify whether next to behavioral measures also basic unimodal and bimodal neural measures help explaining the variance in the later reading outcome. Specifically, we addressed the question of whether next to the so far investigated unimodal measures of N1 print tuning and mismatch negativity (MMN), a bimodal measure of audiovisual integration (AV) contributes and possibly enhances prediction of the later reading outcome. We found that the largest variance in reading was explained by the behavioral measures of rapid automatized naming (RAN), block design and vocabulary (46%). Furthermore, we demonstrated that both unimodal measures of N1 print tuning (16%) and filtered MMN (7%) predicted reading, suggesting that N1 print tuning at the early stage of reading acquisition is a particularly good predictor of the later reading outcome. Beyond the behavioral measures, the two unimodal neural measures explained 7.2% additional variance in reading, indicating that basic neural measures can improve prediction of the later reading outcome over behavioral measures alone. In this study, the AV congruency effect did not significantly predict reading. It is therefore possible that audiovisual congruency effects reflect higher levels of multisensory integration that may be less important for reading acquisition in the first year of learning to read, and that they may potentially gain on relevance later on.
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- Aleksandra K. Eberhard-Moscicka
- Department of Psychology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Perception and Eye Movement Laboratory, Department of Neurology and BioMedical Research, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital and University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
- Department of Neurology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Psychology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Department of Neuroscience and Movement Science, University of Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland
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- Department of Psychology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Psychology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Department of Psychology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong SAR, China
- Brain and Mind Institute, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong SAR, China
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Wetekam J, Hechavarría J, López-Jury L, Kössl M. Correlates of deviance detection in auditory brainstem responses of bats. Eur J Neurosci 2021; 55:1601-1613. [PMID: 34766394 DOI: 10.1111/ejn.15527] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2021] [Revised: 10/19/2021] [Accepted: 11/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Abstract
Identifying unexpected acoustic inputs, which allows to react appropriately to new situations, is of major importance for animals. Neural deviance detection describes a change of neural response strength to a stimulus solely caused by the stimulus' probability of occurrence. In the present study, we searched for correlates of deviance detection in auditory brainstem responses obtained in anaesthetised bats (Carollia perspicillata). In an oddball paradigm, we used two pure tone stimuli that represented the main frequencies used by the animal during echolocation (60 kHz) and communication (20 kHz). For both stimuli, we could demonstrate significant differences of response strength between deviant and standard response in slow and fast components of the auditory brainstem response. The data suggest the presence of correlates of deviance detection in brain stations below the IC, at the level of the cochlea nucleus and lateral lemniscus. Additionally, our results suggest that deviance detection is mainly driven by repetition suppression in the echolocation frequency band, while in the communication band, a deviant-related enhancement of the response plays a more important role. This finding suggests a contextual dependence of the mechanisms underlying subcortical deviance detection. The present study demonstrates the value of auditory brainstem responses for studying deviance detection and suggests that auditory specialists, such as bats, use different frequency-specific strategies to ensure an appropriate sensation of unexpected sounds.
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- Johannes Wetekam
- Institute of Cell Biology and Neuroscience, Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Institute of Cell Biology and Neuroscience, Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Institute of Cell Biology and Neuroscience, Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Institute of Cell Biology and Neuroscience, Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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