title: New fast mismatch negativity paradigm for determining the neural prerequisites for musical ability.
abstract: Studies have consistently shown that the mismatch negativity (MMN) for different auditory features correlates with musical skills, and that this effect is more pronounced for stimuli integrated in complex musical contexts. Hence, the MMN can potentially be used for determining the development of auditory skills and musical expertise. MMN paradigms, however, are typically very long in duration, and far from sounding musical. Therefore, we developed a novel multi-feature MMN paradigm with 6 different deviant types integrated in a complex musical context of no more than 20 min in duration. We found significant MMNs for all 6 deviant types. Hence, this short objective measure can putatively be used as an index for auditory and musical development.
authors.affiliation: Center of Functionally Integrative Neuroscience, Aarhus University, Denmark. pv@pet.auh.dk
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Vuust
authors.forename: Elvira
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Brattico
authors.forename: Enrico
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Glerean
authors.forename: Miia
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Seppänen
authors.forename: Satu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pakarinen
authors.forename: Mari
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tervaniemi
authors.forename: Risto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Näätänen
mesh_terms: D000161:Acoustic Stimulation; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000502:physiology*; D004569:Electroencephalography; D005072:Evoked Potentials, Auditory / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007858:Learning / Q000502:physiology*; D008297:Male; D009146:Music; D011597:Psychomotor Performance / Q000502:physiology; D011930:Reaction Time / Q000502:physiology