In the present article, the basic research using the mismatch negativity (MMN) and
analogous results obtained by using the magnetoencephalography (MEG) and other brain …

Which aspects of language and cognitive processing take place irrespective of whether
subjects focus their attention on incoming stimuli and are, in this sense, automatic? The …

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 …

A popular theoretical account of developmental language and literacy disorders implicates
poor auditory temporal processing in their etiology, but evidence from studies using …

A cross-language study utilizing the mismatch negativity (MMN) evoked response was
conducted to explore the influence of language experience on the preattentive cortical …

Unexpected stimuli are often able to distract us away from a task at hand. The present study
seeks to explore some of the mechanisms underpinning this phenomenon. Studies of …

Foreign-language learning is a prime example of a task that entails perceptual learning. The
correct comprehension of foreign-language speech requires the correct recognition of …

Unexpected auditory stimuli are potent distractors, able to break through selective attention
and disrupt performance in an unrelated visual task. This study examined the processing …

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

The nature of cerebral asymmetry of the language function is still not fully understood. Two
main views are that laterality is best explained (1) by left cortical specialization for the …