The development of involuntary and voluntary attention from childhood to adulthood: A combined behavioral and event-related potential study

Wetzel, Nicole; Widmann, Andreas; Berti, Stefan; Schröger, Erich

doi:10.1016/j.clinph.2006.06.717

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“…We suggest that this reduced modulation might be due to reduced sensitivity to change-detection in adolescents. Our findings are supported by the literature showing that the adult brain is more sensitive to stimulus switch than the adolescent brain (Gomes et al, 2000;Mahajan and McArthur, 2015;Wetzel et al, 2006). Finally, we saw an increased connectivity between temporal and frontal regions for adults compared to adolescents.…”

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“…MMN has been shown to be relatively stable from early childhood until adulthood and can be elicited with frequency deviants (Cheour et al, 2000). However, developmental changes in amplitude and latency of the MMN as well as other ERP components have been described in some but not all studies (Bishop et al, 2011;Wild-Wall et al, 2005;Wetzel et al, 2006). The conflicting results have been partly suggested to be due to the fact that different measures have been used in different studies to analyse the MMN (Bishop et al, 2011).…”

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The maturation of mismatch negativity networks in normal adolescence

Cooray

Garrido

Brismar

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Clinical Neurophysiology

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The maturation of mismatch negativity networks in normal adolescence

Cooray

Garrido

Brismar

et al. 2016

Clinical Neurophysiology

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“…Further evidence for the involvement of cognitive mechanisms in AP participants arises from labeling tasks, as manifested by a reduction in the P3b component, a reduction in the posterior positive and anterior negative slow waves (Itoh et al, 2005), or by increased N400 and LPC responses (Elmer, Sollberger, et al, 2013). Overall, the reduced P3a amplitudes in our study can be explained as decreased susceptibility among AP participants responding to tones, suggesting more efficient and parsimonious cognitive processing (Bendixen et al, 2010;Wetzel & Schröger, 2007;Wetzel, Widmann, Berti, & Schröger, 2006;Berti et al, 2004;Roeber, Berti, & Schröger, 2003;Gumenyuk et al, 2001;Escera, Alho, Winkler, & Näätänen, 1998;Schröger & Wolff, 1998).…”

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“…In fact, it appears plausible to assume that the pitch types, which have explicitly been acquired in the coding process during the sensitive period, are more efficiently processed. Possibly, the reduction of the P3a responses in this context reflects the establishment of cognitive resources on which pitch labeling relies, because reduced P3a responses have repeatedly been associated with more efficient cognitive and behavioral performance (Bendixen et al, 2010;Wetzel & Schröger, 2007;Wetzel et al, 2006;Berti et al, 2004;Roeber et al, 2003;Gumenyuk et al, 2001;Escera et al, 1998;Schröger & Wolff, 1998).…”

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Absolute Pitch: Evidence for Early Cognitive Facilitation during Passive Listening as Revealed by Reduced P3a Amplitudes

Rogenmoser

Elmer

Jäncke

2015

Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience

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Absolute pitch (AP) is the rare ability to identify or produce different pitches without using reference tones. At least two sequential processing stages are assumed to contribute to this phenomenon. The first recruits a pitch memory mechanism at an early stage of auditory processing, whereas the second is driven more by a later cognitive mechanism (pitch labeling). Several investigations have used active tasks, but it is unclear how these two mechanisms contribute to AP during passive listening. The present work investigated the temporal dynamics of tone processing in AP and non-AP (NAP)participants, using EEG. We applied a passive oddball paradigm with between-and within-tone category manipulations and analyzed the MMN reflecting the early stage of auditory processing and, for the first time, the P3a response reflecting the later cognitive mechanism during the second processing stage. Results did not reveal between-group differences in MMN waveforms. But, the P3a response was specifically associated with AP and sensitive to processing different pitch types. Specifically, AP participants exhibited smaller P3a amplitudes, especially in between-tone category conditions, and P3a responses correlated significantly with the age of commencement of musical training, suggesting an influence of early musical exposure on AP. Our results reinforce the current opinion that the representation of pitches at the processing level of the auditory-related cortex is similar among AP and NAP participants, whereas the later processing stage is critical for AP. Results are interpreted as reflecting cognitive facilitation in AP participants, possibly driven by the availability of multiple codes for tones. Abstract ■ Absolute pitch (AP) is the rare ability to identify or produce different pitches without using reference tones. At least two sequential processing stages are assumed to contribute to this phenomenon. The first recruits a pitch memory mechanism at an early stage of auditory processing, whereas the second is driven by a later cognitive mechanism (pitch labeling). Several investigations have used active tasks, but it is unclear how these two mechanisms contribute to AP during passive listening. The present work investigated the temporal dynamics of tone processing in AP and non-AP (NAP) participants by using EEG. We applied a passive oddball paradigm with between-and withintone category manipulations and analyzed the MMN reflecting the early stage of auditory processing and the P3a response reflecting the later cognitive mechanism during the second processing stage. Results did not reveal between-group differences in MMN waveforms. By contrast, the P3a response was specifically associated with AP and sensitive to the processing of different pitch types. Specifically, AP participants exhibited smaller P3a amplitudes, especially in between-tone category conditions, and P3a responses correlated significantly with the age of commencement of musical training, suggesting an influence of early musical exposure on AP. Our ...

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“…Alguns trabalhos, inclusive, revelaram haver uma mudança no padrão de reorientação e realocação da atenção entre 10-12 anos, quando já se assume um padrão similar ao dos adultos. Os autores relatam que mudanças no desenvolvimento sugerem maturação do sistema sensorial e/ou do processamento atencional, sendo que a alocação da atenção muda não só quantitativa, mas qualitativamente (Wetzel et al, 2006, Wetzel e Schröger, 2007.…”

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The development of involuntary and voluntary attention from childhood to adulthood: A combined behavioral and event-related potential study

Cited by 110 publications

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The maturation of mismatch negativity networks in normal adolescence

The maturation of mismatch negativity networks in normal adolescence

Absolute Pitch: Evidence for Early Cognitive Facilitation during Passive Listening as Revealed by Reduced P3a Amplitudes

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