Predictive coding theories posit that the perceptual system is structured as a hierarchically
organized set of generative models with increasingly general models at higher levels. The …

Auditory stream segregation (or streaming) is a phenomenon in which 2 or more repeating
sounds differing in at least 1 acoustic attribute are perceived as 2 or more separate sound …

The widely accepted “memory-mismatch” interpretation of the mismatch negativity (MMN)
event-related brain potential (ERP) suggests that an MMN is elicited when an acoustic event …

The question of whether the mismatch negativity (MMN) is modulated by attention has been
debated for over a decade. Although the MMN is widely regarded as reflecting a preattentive …

The perceptual world of neonates is usually regarded as not yet being fully organized in
terms of objects in the same way as it is for adults. Using a recently developed method …

The goal of this review article is to redefine what the mismatch negativity (MMN) component
of event-related potentials reflects in auditory scene analysis, and to provide an overview of …

Many sound sources emit signals in a predictable manner. The idea that predictability can
be exploited to support the segregation of one source's signal emissions from the …

There is controversy over whether stream segregation is an attention-dependent process.
Part of the argument is related to the initial formation of auditory streams. It has been …

Communication by sounds requires that the communication channels (ie speech/speakers
and other sound sources) had been established. This allows to separate concurrently active …

Everyday experience tells us that some types of auditory sensory information are retained for
long periods of time. For example, we are able to recognize friends by their voice alone or …