Two-stage processing of sounds explains behavioral performance variations due to changes in stimulus contrast and selective attention: an MEG study.

Selectively attending to task-relevant sounds whilst ignoring background noise is one of the most amazing feats performed by the human brain. Here, we studied the underlying neural mechanisms by recording magnetoencephalographic (MEG) responses of 14 healthy human subjects while they performed a nea...

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Main Authors: Jaakko Kauramäki, Iiro P Jääskeläinen, Jarno L Hänninen, Toni Auranen, Aapo Nummenmaa, Jouko Lampinen, Mikko Sams
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3469590?pdf=render