title: The Relationship between Parameters of Long-Latency Evoked Potentials in a Multisensory Design.
abstract: In previous papers, we have shown that parameters of the omitted stimulus potential (OSP), which occurs at the end of a train of sensory stimuli, strongly depend on the modality. A train of stimuli also produces long-latency evoked potentials (LLEP) at the beginning of the train. This study is an extension of the OSP research, and it tested the relationship between parameters (ie, rate of rise, amplitude, and peak latency) of the P2 waves when trains of auditory, visual, or somatosensory stimuli were applied. The dynamics of the first 3 potentials in the train, related to habituation, were also studied. Twenty healthy young college volunteers participated in the study. As in the OSP, the P2 was faster and higher for auditory than for visual or somatosensory stimuli. The first P2 was swifter and higher than the second and the third potentials. The strength of habituation depends on the sensory modality and the parameter used. All these findings support the view that many long-latency brain potentials could share neural mechanisms related to wave generation.
authors: Centro de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Cuerpo Académico Biomedicina, Universidad Autónoma de Campeche, Campeche, México ohhernan@uacam.mx.|Jefatura de Investigación, Hospital General de Especialidades "Dr. Javier Buenfil Osorio", Secretaría de Salud, Campeche, México.
authors: Oscar H
authors: OH
authors: Hernández
authors: Centro de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Cuerpo Académico Biomedicina, Universidad Autónoma de Campeche, Campeche, México.
authors: Rolando
authors: R
authors: García-Martínez
authors: Centro de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Cuerpo Académico Biomedicina, Universidad Autónoma de Campeche, Campeche, México.
authors: Victor
authors: V
authors: Monteón
mesh_terms: D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000502:physiology*; D004569:Electroencephalography / Q000379:methods; D005072:Evoked Potentials, Auditory / Q000502:physiology*; D005073:Evoked Potentials, Somatosensory / Q000502:physiology*; D005074:Evoked Potentials, Visual / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006185:Habituation, Psychophysiologic / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010812:Physical Stimulation / Q000379:methods*; D011930:Reaction Time / Q000502:physiology*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012107:Research Design; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: P2; evoked potentials; habituation; missing stimulus; multisensory