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ArticleClinical EEG and neuroscience2024

Pre-attentive and Attentive Auditory Event-related Potentials in Children With Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Autism.

Ulrich Schall, Ross Fulham, Max Günther, Jessica Bergmann, Renate Thienel, Julie Ortmann, Natalie G Wall, Paula Gómez Álvarez, Anne-Marie Youlden

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Article in Clinical EEG and neuroscience, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

  1. Auditory Sensitivity in Autism: A Systematic Review of Mismatch Negativity and Mismatch Field Responses.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism Research · 2026
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  2. Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Mismatch Negativity in Autism: Insights Into Predictive Mechanisms.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism Research · 2025
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9 authors.

Ulrich SchallCentre for Brain and Mental Health Research, Mater Hospital, The University of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-9041-4562
Ross FulhamCentre for Brain and Mental Health Research, Mater Hospital, The University of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.
Max GüntherCentre for Brain and Mental Health Research, Mater Hospital, The University of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.
Jessica BergmannCentre for Brain and Mental Health Research, Mater Hospital, The University of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.
Renate ThienelCentre for Brain and Mental Health Research, Mater Hospital, The University of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.
Julie OrtmannCentre for Brain and Mental Health Research, Mater Hospital, The University of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.
Natalie G WallCentre for Brain and Mental Health Research, Mater Hospital, The University of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.
Paula Gómez ÁlvarezFaculty of Science & Engineering, Southern Cross University, Lismore, New South Wales, Australia.
Anne-Marie YouldenEDUCARE Specialists Services, Charlestown, New South Wales, Australia.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Abnormalities in auditory processing are believed to play a major role in autism and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Both conditions often co-occur in children, causing difficulties in deciding the most promising intervention. Event-related potentials (ERPs) have been investigated and are showing promise to act as potential biomarkers for both conditions. This study investigated mismatch negativity (MMN) using a passive listening task and P3b in an active auditory go/no-go discrimination task. Recordings were available from 103 children (24 females): 35 with ADHD, 27 autistic, 15 autistic children with co-occurring ADHD, and 26 neurotypical (NT) children. The age range considered was between 4 and 17 years, but varied between groups. The results revealed increases in the MMN and P3b amplitudes with age. Older children with ADHD exhibited smaller P3b amplitudes, while younger autistic children showed reduced MMN amplitudes in response to phoneme changes compared to their NT counterparts. Notably, children diagnosed with autism and ADHD did not follow this pattern; instead, they exhibited more similarities to NT children. The reduced amplitudes of phonetically elicited MMN in children with autism and reduced P3b in children with ADHD suggest that the two respective ERPs can act as potential biomarkers for each condition. However, optimisation and standardisation of the testing protocol, as well as longitudinal studies are required in order to translate these findings into clinical practice.

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Attention Deficit Disorder with HyperactivityAutistic DisorderElectroencephalographyEvoked Potentials, AuditoryAcoustic StimulationAdolescentAttentionAuditory PerceptionChildChild, PreschoolFemaleHumansMaleattention-deficit hyperactivity disorderautismmismatch negativityP3bphonemes

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PMCPMC11459870

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