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ArticleDevelopmental cognitive neuroscience2022

Sound omission related brain responses in children.

Tjerk T Dercksen, Andreas Widmann, Florian Scharf, Nicole Wetzel

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Article in Developmental cognitive neuroscience, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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4 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Tjerk T DercksenLeibniz Institute for Neurobiology, Brenneckestraße 6, 39118 Magdeburg, Germany; Center for Behavioral Brain Sciences, Universitätsplatz 2, D-39106 Magdeburg, Germany. Electronic address: Tjerk.Dercksen@lin-magdeburg.de.
Andreas WidmannLeibniz Institute for Neurobiology, Brenneckestraße 6, 39118 Magdeburg, Germany; Leipzig University, Neumarkt 9-19, D-04109 Leipzig, Germany.
Florian ScharfUniversity of Münster, Fliednerstraße 21, 48149 Münster, Germany.
Nicole WetzelLeibniz Institute for Neurobiology, Brenneckestraße 6, 39118 Magdeburg, Germany; Center for Behavioral Brain Sciences, Universitätsplatz 2, D-39106 Magdeburg, Germany; University of Applied Sciences Magdeburg-Stendal, Osterburgerstraße 25, 39576 Stendal, Germany.
Leibniz Institute for Neurobiology · DECenter for Behavioral Brain Sciences · DEUniversity of Münster · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Action is an important way for children to learn about the world. Recent theories suggest that action is inherently accompanied by the sensory prediction of its effects. Such predictions can be revealed by rarely omitting the expected sensory consequence of the action, resulting in an omission response that is observable in the EEG. Although prediction errors play an important role in models of learning and development, little is known about omission-related brain responses in children. This study used a motor-auditory omission paradigm, testing a group of 6-8-year-old children and an adult group (N = 31 each). In an identity-specific condition, the sound coupled to the motor action was predictable, while in an identity unspecific condition the sound was unpredictable. Results of a temporal principal component analysis revealed that sound-related brain responses underlying the N1-complex differed considerably between age groups. Despite these developmental differences, omission responses (oN1) were similar between age groups. Two subcomponents of the oN1 were differently affected by specific and unspecific predictions. Results demonstrate that children, independent from the maturation of sound processing mechanisms, can implement specific and unspecific predictions as flexibly as adults. This supports theories that regard action and prediction error as important drivers of cognitive development.

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Auditory PerceptionEvoked Potentials, AuditoryAcoustic StimulationAdultBrainChildElectroencephalographyHumansAuditory N1ChildrenEEGOmissionPredictive coding

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