EVENT-RELATED BRAIN POTENTIAL OF HUMAN NEWBORNS TO PITCH CHANGE OF AN ACOUSTIC STIMULUS

被引:236
作者
ALHO, K [1 ]
SAINIO, K [1 ]
SAJANIEMI, N [1 ]
REINIKAINEN, K [1 ]
NAATANEN, R [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV HELSINKI,CHILDRENS HOSP,SF-00170 HELSINKI 17,FINLAND
来源
ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY AND CLINICAL NEUROPHYSIOLOGY | 1990年 / 77卷 / 02期
基金
芬兰科学院;
关键词
Audition; Event-related brain potential; Mismatch negativity; Newborn;
D O I
10.1016/0168-5597(90)90031-8
中图分类号
R318 [生物医学工程];
学科分类号
0831 ;
摘要
We report here event-related potentials (ERPs) of human newborns to occasional pitch changes in a repetitive sequence of tone pips. These pitch changes elicited a large slow negative ERP component which resembles the mismatch negativity (MMN) generated by the adult brain under similar conditions. This MMN-type of negativity in newborns suggests that already at this early ontogenetic stage the brain monitors the acoustic environment for a possible change in any of its repetitive aspects. Apart from its theoretical interest, this finding might provide a new way to test the development of the central nervous system and to diagnose cerebral dysfunction at a very early stage. © 1990.
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页码:151 / 155
页数:5
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