Looking for a pattern: An MEG study on the abstract mismatch negativity in musicians and nonmusicians

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The mismatch negativity (MMN) is an early component of event-related potentials/fields, which can be observed in response to violations of regularities in sound sequences. The MMN can be elicited by simple feature (e.g. pitch) deviat...

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Main Authors: Pantev Christo, Lappe Claudia, Herholz Sibylle C
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-04-01
Series:BMC Neuroscience
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2202/10/42