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A time-efficient multi-deviant paradigm to determine the effects of gap duration on the mismatch negativity

Duda-Milloy, Victoria ; Tavakoli, Paniz ; Campbell, Kenneth LU ; Benoit, Daniel L. LU and Koravand, Amineh (2019) In Hearing Research 377. p.34-43
Abstract

The insertion of a silent period (or gap) in a frequently occurring standard stimulus elicits a negative-going event-related potential (ERP), called the Deviant-Related Negativity (DRN). This is often studied using a single-deviant paradigm. To study the effects of gaps with multiple durations, a different sequence would be required for each gap. A more time-efficient multi-deviant paradigm has been developed in which stimuli of various gap widths are included in a single sequence. In the present study, 14 young adults watched a silent video while ignoring an auditory sequence. A single run of a multi-deviant sequence was presented in which 6 different rare deviants alternated with a standard stimulus. The standard was a 200-ms white... (More)

The insertion of a silent period (or gap) in a frequently occurring standard stimulus elicits a negative-going event-related potential (ERP), called the Deviant-Related Negativity (DRN). This is often studied using a single-deviant paradigm. To study the effects of gaps with multiple durations, a different sequence would be required for each gap. A more time-efficient multi-deviant paradigm has been developed in which stimuli of various gap widths are included in a single sequence. In the present study, 14 young adults watched a silent video while ignoring an auditory sequence. A single run of a multi-deviant sequence was presented in which 6 different rare deviants alternated with a standard stimulus. The standard was a 200-ms white noise burst. The deviants were constructed by inserting a gap in the standard. The duration of the 6 gaps ranged from 2 to 40 ms. Participants were also presented with multiple runs of single-deviant sequences. Each of the 3 deviants was run in a separate sequence. The amplitude of the DRN elicited by the deviant increased as gap duration became longer, although it did plateau for the longer duration gaps. The amplitudes of the DRNs were larger in the single-deviant paradigm than in the multi-deviant paradigm. However, the difference was only significant when the mastoid reference was used. Behavioural data showed a mean d’ of 2.1 for the 5-ms gap. None of the participants were able to detect the 2-ms gap. There was no correlation between d’ and the DRN amplitude. Still, the effects of gap duration on the amplitude of the DRN were similar between the single and multi-deviant sequences. This makes the multi-deviant paradigm a possible time-saving alternative to the single-deviant paradigm.

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Deviant-related negativity, Event-related potentials, Gap detection, Mismatch negativity, Temporal processing
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Hearing Research
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377
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34 - 43
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Elsevier
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  • pmid:30901627
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0378-5955
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10.1016/j.heares.2019.03.004
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English
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