title: Preattentive processing of lexical tone perception by the human brain as indexed by the mismatch negativity paradigm.
abstract: Mismatch negativity (MMN) was used to investigate the processing of the discrimination between native and non-native CV syllables in tonal languages. MMN elicited by the native word was greater than that elicited by the non-native word. Hearing a native-language deviant significantly altered the elicited MMN in both amplitude and scalp voltage field distribution, reflecting the presence of a long-term memory trace for spoken words in tonal languages.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Science Technology for Research and Development, Mahidol University at Salaya Campus, Nakhonpathom 73170, Thailand. wichian_s@thailand.com
authors.forename: Wichian
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Sittiprapaporn
authors.forename: Chittin
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Chindaduangratn
authors.forename: Mari
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tervaniemi
authors.forename: Naiphinich
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Khotchabhakdi
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001288:Attention / Q000502:physiology*; D001303:Auditory Cortex / Q000502:physiology; D001307:Auditory Perception / Q000502:physiology*; D005072:Evoked Potentials, Auditory / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008568:Memory / Q000502:physiology; D009146:Music; D011930:Reaction Time / Q000502:physiology