title: MMN in the visual modality: a review.
abstract: The mismatch negativity (MMN) component is an event-related potential (ERP) that can be elicited by any change in the acoustic environment, and it is related to memory-based, automatic processing mechanisms, and attentional capture processes. This component is well defined in the auditory modality. However, there is still a great controversy about its existence in the visual modality. This paper reviews the studies that are relevant with regard to memory-based, automatic deviance detection ERPs in the visual system. The paper discusses the main strengths and limitations of those studies and suggests what directions should be taken for future research.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychobiology, Faculty of Psychology, University of Santiago de Compostela, Campus Universitario Sur, S/N, 15782, Galicia, Santiago de Compostela, Spain. pcpazo@usc.es
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pazo-Alvarez
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Cadaveira
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Amenedo
mesh_terms: D001288:Attention / Q000502:physiology; D001307:Auditory Perception / Q000502:physiology; D005074:Evoked Potentials, Visual / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008568:Memory / Q000502:physiology; D008606:Mental Processes / Q000502:physiology*; D014796:Visual Perception / Q000502:physiology*