Numerous studies have demonstrated that rare and unexpected changes in an otherwise
repetitive or structured sound sequence ineluctably break through selective attention and …

Predictive coding is arguably the currently dominant theoretical framework for the study of
perception. It has been employed to explain important auditory perceptual phenomena, and …

A body of laboratory work is reviewed suggesting that auditory distraction comes in two
functionally distinct forms. Interference‐by‐process is produced when the involuntary …

Novel sounds in the auditory oddball paradigm elicit a biphasic dilation of the pupil (PDR)
and P3a as well as novelty P3 event-related potentials (ERPs). The biphasic PDR has been …

The present review focuses on the development of involuntary attention mechanisms in the
context of the occurrence of unexpected events during childhood. We introduce a prevailing …

The P3a observed after novel events is an event-related potential comprising an early fronto-
central phase and a late fronto-parietal phase. It has classically been considered to reflect …

Unexpected and task-irrelevant sounds can capture our attention and may cause distraction
effects reflected by impaired performance in a primary task unrelated to the perturbing …

The rare occurrence of a sound deviating from the auditory background tends to trigger
attentional orienting. While some sympathetic physiological responses can be used to index …

Introduction Traveling pressure waves (ie, sounds) are produced by the movements or
actions of objects. So sounds primarily convey information about what is happening in the …

Evidence shows that participants performing a continuous visual categorization task
respond slower following the presentation of a task-irrelevant sound deviating from an …