Event-Related Potential Evidence of Enhanced Visual Processing in Auditory-Associated Cortex in Adults with Hearing Loss

Objective: The present study investigated the characteristics of visual processing in the auditory-associated cortex in adults with hearing loss using event-related potentials. Methods: Ten subjects with bilateral postlingual hearing loss were recruited. Ten age- and sex-matched normal-hearing subjects were included as controls. Visual (“sound” and “non-sound” photos)-evoked potentials were performed. The P170 response in the occipital area as well as N1 and N2 responses in FC3 and FC4 were analyzed. Results: Adults with hearing loss had higher P170 amplitudes, significantly higher N2 amplitudes, and shorter N2 latency in response to “sound” and “non-sound” photo stimuli at both FC3 and FC4, with the exception of the N2 amplitude which responded to “sound” photo stimuli at FC3. Further topographic mapping analysis revealed that patients had a large difference in response to “sound” and “non-sound” photos in the right frontotemporal area, starting from approximately 200 to 400 ms. Localization of source showed the difference to be located in the middle frontal gyrus region (BA10) at around 266 ms. Conclusions: The significantly stronger responses to visual stimuli indicate enhanced visual processing in the auditory-associated cortex in adults with hearing loss, which may be attributed to cortical visual reorganization involving the right frontotemporal cortex.

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Sound Classification and Call Discrimination Are Decoded in Order as Revealed by Event-Related Potential Components in Frogs

Brain Behavior and Evolution ◽

10.1159/000441215 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 86 (3-4) ◽

pp. 232-245 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

Guangzhan Fang ◽

Ping Yang ◽

Fei Xue ◽

Jianguo Cui ◽

Steven E. Brauth ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Temporal Order ◽

Vocal Communication ◽

Event Related Potentials ◽

Brain Regions ◽

Event Related Potential ◽

Sound Classification ◽

Related Potentials ◽

Temporal Structures ◽

The Difference ◽

The Right

Species that use communication sounds to coordinate social and reproductive behavior must be able to distinguish vocalizations from nonvocal sounds as well as to identify individual vocalization types. In this study we sought to identify the neural localization of the processes involved and the temporal order in which they occur in an anuran species, the music frog Babina daunchina. To do this we measured telencephalic and mesencephalic event-related potentials (ERPs) elicited by synthesized white noise (WN), highly sexually attractive (HSA) calls produced by males from inside nests and male calls of low sexual attractiveness (LSA) produced outside of nests. Each stimulus possessed similar temporal structures. The results showed the following: (1) the amplitudes of the first negative ERP component (N1) at ∼100 ms differed significantly between WN and conspecific calls but not between HSA and LSA calls, indicating that discrimination between conspecific calls and nonvocal sounds occurs in ∼100 ms, (2) the amplitudes of the second positive ERP component (P2) at ∼200 ms in the difference waves between HSA calls and WN were significantly higher than between LSA calls and WN in the right telencephalon, implying that call characteristic identification occurs in ∼200 ms and (3) WN evoked a larger third positive ERP component (P3) at ∼300 ms than conspecific calls, suggesting the frogs had classified the conspecific calls into one category and perceived WN as novel. Thus, both the detection of sounds and the identification of call characteristics are accomplished quickly in a specific temporal order, as reflected by ERP components. In addition, the most dynamic ERP patterns appeared in the left mesencephalon and the right telencephalon, indicating the two brain regions might play key roles in anuran vocal communication.

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P300 Event-Related Potentials in Stutterers and Nonstutterers

Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research ◽

10.1044/jslhr.4006.1334 ◽

1997 ◽

Vol 40 (6) ◽

pp. 1334-1340 ◽

Cited By ~ 21

Author(s):

Michael D. Morgan ◽

Jerry L. Cranford ◽

Kenneth Burk

Keyword(s):

Left Hemisphere ◽

Right Hemisphere ◽

Event Related Potentials ◽

Event Related Potential ◽

Related Potentials ◽

The Right ◽

Tonal Stimuli ◽

P300 Event Related Potential

This study investigated possible differences between adult stutterers and nonstutterers in the P300 event-related potential. Responses to tonal stimuli were recorded from electrodes placed over the left (C3) and right (C4) hemispheres. The two groups exhibited different patterns of interhemispheric activity. Although all 8 participants in the fluent group exhibited P300s that were higher in amplitude over the right hemisphere, 5 of the 8 disfluent participants had higher amplitude activity over the left hemisphere. These results provide evidence that stutterers and nonstutterers may exhibit differences between hemispheres in the processing of some types of nonlinguistic (tonal) stimuli.

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Difference in Somatosensory Event-Related Potentials in the Blind Subjects Leads to Better Performance in Tactile P300 BCI

10.21203/rs.3.rs-380982/v1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Rafael Grigoryan ◽

Dariya Goranskaya ◽

Andrey Demchinsky ◽

Ksenia Ryabova ◽

Denis Kuleshov ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Brain Computer Interface ◽

Target Selection ◽

Event Related Potentials ◽

Event Related Potential ◽

Computer Interface ◽

Specific Task ◽

Related Potentials ◽

The Difference ◽

Braille Display ◽

Cognitive Event

Abstract In this study, we created 8-command P300 tactile brain-computer interface, running on minimally modified consumer Braille display, and tested it on 10 blind subjects and 10 sighted controls with two stimuli types, differing in size. Larger stimuli provide better BCI performance both in blind and sighted participants than smaller stimuli. With large stimuli, median target selection accuracy in the blind group was 95%, which is 27% more than sighted controls (p < 0.05), suggesting that blind subjects are not only able to use tactile brain-computer interface but also can achieve superior results in comparison with sighted subjects. The difference in event-related potentials between groups is located in frontocentral sites around 300 ms post-stimulus and corresponds with early cognitive event-related potential components. Blind subjects have higher amplitude and shorter latency of ERPs. This effect was consistent across stimuli types. This is the first study to evaluate differences in event-related potentials between blind and sighted subjects in a BCI-specific task.

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Interaural Cross Correlation of Event-Related Potentials and Diffusion Tensor Imaging in the Evaluation of Auditory Processing Disorder: A Case Study

Journal of the American Academy of Audiology ◽

10.3766/jaaa.15.1.8 ◽

2004 ◽

Vol 15 (01) ◽

pp. 079-087 ◽

Cited By ~ 13

Author(s):

James Jerger ◽

Jeffrey Martin ◽

Roderick McColl

Keyword(s):

Corpus Callosum ◽

Correlation Functions ◽

Auditory Processing ◽

Cross Correlation ◽

Diffusion Tensor ◽

Event Related Potentials ◽

Event Related Potential ◽

Auditory Processing Disorder ◽

Related Potentials ◽

The Right

In a previous publication (Jerger et al, 2002), we presented event-related potential (ERP) data on a pair of 10-year-old twin girls (Twins C and E), one of whom (Twin E) showed strong evidence of auditory processing disorder. For the present paper, we analyzed cross-correlation functions of ERP waveforms generated in response to the presentation of target stimuli to either the right or left ears in a dichotic paradigm. There were four conditions; three involved the processing of real words for either phonemic, semantic, or spectral targets; one involved the processing of a nonword acoustic signal. Marked differences in the cross-correlation functions were observed. In the case of Twin C, cross-correlation functions were uniformly normal across both hemispheres. The functions for Twin E, however, suggest poorly correlated neural activity over the left parietal region during the three word processing conditions, and over the right parietal area in the nonword acoustic condition. Differences between the twins' brains were evaluated using diffusion tensor magnetic resonance imaging (DTI). For Twin E, results showed reduced anisotropy over the length of the midline corpus callosum and adjacent lateral structures, implying reduced myelin integrity. Taken together, these findings suggest that failure to achieve appropriate temporally correlated bihemispheric brain activity in response to auditory stimulation, perhaps as a result of faulty interhemispheric communication via corpus callosum, may be a factor in at least some children with auditory processing disorder.

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Repetitive transcanial magnetic stimulation (RTMS) modulates event-related potential (ERP) indices of attention in autism

Translational Neuroscience ◽

10.2478/s13380-012-0022-0 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 3 (2) ◽

Cited By ~ 47

Author(s):

Manuel Casanova ◽

Joshua Baruth ◽

Ayman El-Baz ◽

Allan Tasman ◽

Lonnie Sears ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Selective Attention ◽

Visual Processing ◽

Magnetic Stimulation ◽

Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation ◽

Low Frequency ◽

Event Related Potentials ◽

Autism Spectrum ◽

Event Related Potential ◽

Sensory Stimuli ◽

Related Potentials

AbstractIndividuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have previously been shown to have significantly augmented and prolonged event-related potentials (ERP) to irrelevant visual stimuli compared to controls at both early and later stages (e.g., N200, P300) of visual processing and evidence of an overall lack of stimulus discrimination. Abnormally large and indiscriminative cortical responses to sensory stimuli may reflect cortical inhibitory deficits and a disruption in the excitation/inhibition ratio. Low-frequency (≤ 1HZ) repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) has been shown to increase inhibition of stimulated cortex by the activation of inhibitory circuits. It was our prediction that after 12 sessions of low-frequency rTMS applied bilaterally to the dorsolateral prefrontal cortices in individuals with ASD there would be a significant improvement in ERP indices of selective attention evoked at later (i.e., 200–600 ms) stages of attentional processing as well as an improvement in motor response error rate. We assessed 25 participants with ASD in a task of selective attention using illusory figures before and after 12 sessions of rTMS in a controlled design where a waiting-list group of 20 children with ASD performed the same task twice. We found a significant improvement in both N200 and P300 components as a result of rTMS as well as a significant reduction in response errors. We also found significant reductions in both repetitive behavior and irritability according to clinical behavioral questionnaires as a result of rTMS. We propose that rTMS has the potential to become an important therapeutic tool in ASD research and treatment.

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Sport-Related Concussion and Sensory Function in Young Adults

Journal of Athletic Training ◽

10.4085/1062-6050-49.1.02 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 49 (1) ◽

pp. 36-41 ◽

Cited By ~ 19

Author(s):

Robert D. Moore ◽

Steven P. Broglio ◽

Charles H. Hillman

Keyword(s):

Young Adults ◽

Visual Processing ◽

Event Related Potentials ◽

Event Related Potential ◽

Sensory Function ◽

Pattern Reversal ◽

Neurocognitive Deficits ◽

Related Potentials ◽

History Of ◽

Concussive Injuries

Context: The long-term implications of concussive injuries for brain and cognitive health represent a growing concern in the public consciousness. As such, identifying measures sensitive to the subtle yet persistent effects of concussive injuries is warranted. Objective: To investigate how concussion sustained early in life influences visual processing in young adults. We predicted that young adults with a history of concussion would show decreased sensory processing, as noted by a reduction in P1 event-related potential component amplitude. Design: Cross-sectional study. Setting: Research laboratory. Patients or Other Participants: Thirty-six adults (18 with a history of concussion, 18 controls) between the ages of 20 and 28 years completed a pattern-reversal visual evoked potential task while event-related potentials were recorded. Main Outcome Measure(s): The groups did not differ in any demographic variables (all P values > .05), yet those with a concussive history exhibited reduced P1 amplitude compared with the control participants (P = .05). Conclusions: These results suggest that concussion history has a negative effect on visual processing in young adults. Further, upper-level neurocognitive deficits associated with concussion may, in part, result from less efficient downstream sensory capture.

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Automatic detection of peripheral stimuli in shooters and handball players: an event-related potential study

Experimental Brain Research ◽

10.1007/s00221-021-06071-2 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Bela Petro ◽

Ágota Lénárt ◽

Zsófia Anna Gaál ◽

Petia Kojouharova ◽

Tibor Kökény ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Visual Field ◽

Visual Processing ◽

Mismatch Negativity ◽

Automatic Detection ◽

Event Related Potentials ◽

Event Related Potential ◽

Experimental Session ◽

Effective Performance ◽

Related Potentials ◽

Task Irrelevant

AbstractThis study examined the practice-related sensitivity of automatic change detection. The visual mismatch negativity (vMMN) component of event-related potentials was compared in handball players and in sport shooters. Whereas effective performance in handball requires processing of a wide visual field, effective performance in shooting requires concentration to a narrow field. Thus, we hypothesized larger sensitivity to peripheral stimuli violating the regularity of sequential stimulation in handball players. Participants performed a tracking task, while task-irrelevant checkerboard patterns (a frequent and an infrequent type) were presented in the lateral parts of the visual field. We analyzed the vMMN, a signature of automatic detection of violating sequential regularity, and sensory components (P1, N1, and P2). We obtained larger vMMN in the handball players’ group indicating larger sensitivity to peripheral stimuli. These results suggest the plasticity of the automatic visual processing, i.e., it can adapt to sport-specific demands, and this can be captured even in a short experimental session in the laboratory.

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Does Creativity Influence Visual Perception? - An Event-Related Potential Study With Younger and Older Adults

Frontiers in Psychology ◽

10.3389/fpsyg.2021.742116 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 12 ◽

Author(s):

Petra Csizmadia ◽

István Czigler ◽

Boglárka Nagy ◽

Zsófia Anna Gaál

Keyword(s):

Visual Processing ◽

Healthy Aging ◽

Early Stage ◽

Event Related Potentials ◽

Event Related Potential ◽

Oddball Paradigm ◽

Top Down ◽

Early Visual Processing ◽

Related Potentials ◽

Creative Group

We do not know enough about the cognitive background of creativity despite its significance. Using an active oddball paradigm with unambiguous and ambiguous portrait paintings as the standard stimuli, our aim was to examine whether: creativity in the figural domain influences the perception of visual stimuli; any stages of visual processing; or if healthy aging has an effect on these processes. We investigated event related potentials (ERPs) and applied ERP decoding analyses in four groups: younger less creative; younger creative; older less creative; and older creative adults. The early visual processing did not differ between creativity groups. In the later ERP stages the amplitude for the creative compared with the less creative groups was larger between 300 and 500 ms. The stimuli types were clearly distinguishable: within the 300–500 ms range the amplitude was larger for ambiguous rather than unambiguous paintings, but this difference in the traditional ERP analysis was only observable in the younger, not elderly groups, who also had this difference when using decoding analysis. Our results could not prove that visual creativity influences the early stage of perception, but showed creativity had an effect on stimulus processing in the 300–500 ms range, in indexing differences in top-down control, and having more flexible cognitive control in the younger creative group.

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Lack of awareness despite complex visual processing: Evidence from event-related potentials in a case of selective metamorphopsia

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ◽

10.1073/pnas.2000424117 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 117 (27) ◽

pp. 16055-16064 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Teresa M. Schubert ◽

David Rothlein ◽

Trevor Brothers ◽

Emily L. Coderre ◽

Kerry Ledoux ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Cognitive Processing ◽

Visual Processing ◽

Visual Awareness ◽

Event Related Potentials ◽

Event Related Potential ◽

N170 Component ◽

Close Proximity ◽

Word Detection ◽

Related Potentials ◽

High Level

Visual awareness is thought to result from integration of low- and high-level processing; instances of integration failure provide a crucial window into the cognitive and neural bases of awareness. We present neurophysiological evidence of complex cognitive processing in the absence of awareness, raising questions about the conditions necessary for visual awareness. We describe an individual with a neurodegenerative disease who exhibits impaired visual awareness for the digits 2 to 9, and stimuli presented in close proximity to these digits, due to perceptual distortion. We identified robust event-related potential responses indicating 1) face detection with the N170 component and 2) task-dependent target-word detection with the P3b component, despite no awareness of the presence of faces or target words. These data force us to reconsider the relationship between neural processing and visual awareness; even stimuli processed by a workspace-like cognitive system can remain inaccessible to awareness. We discuss how this finding challenges and constrains theories of visual awareness.

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How Native Background Affects Human Performance in Real-World Visual Object Detection: An Event-Related Potential Study

Frontiers in Neuroscience ◽

10.3389/fnins.2021.665084 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 15 ◽

Author(s):

Yue Wang ◽

Jianpu Yan ◽

Zhongliang Yin ◽

Shenghan Ren ◽

Minghao Dong ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Object Detection ◽

Real World ◽

Visual Processing ◽

Event Related Potentials ◽

Event Related Potential ◽

Visual Object ◽

Detection Accuracy ◽

Natural Scenes ◽

Experimental Conditions ◽

Related Potentials

Visual processing refers to the process of perceiving, analyzing, synthesizing, manipulating, transforming, and thinking of visual objects. It is modulated by both stimulus-driven and goal-directed factors and manifested in neural activities that extend from visual cortex to high-level cognitive areas. Extensive body of studies have investigated the neural mechanisms of visual object processing using synthetic or curated visual stimuli. However, synthetic or curated images generally do not accurately reflect the semantic links between objects and their backgrounds, and previous studies have not provided answers to the question of how the native background affects visual target detection. The current study bridged this gap by constructing a stimulus set of natural scenes with two levels of complexity and modulating participants' attention to actively or passively attend to the background contents. Behaviorally, the decision time was elongated when the background was complex or when the participants' attention was distracted from the detection task, and the object detection accuracy was decreased when the background was complex. The results of event-related potentials (ERP) analysis explicated the effects of scene complexity and attentional state on the brain responses in occipital and centro-parietal areas, which were suggested to be associated with varied attentional cueing and sensory evidence accumulation effects in different experimental conditions. Our results implied that efficient visual processing of real-world objects may involve a competition process between context and distractors that co-exist in the native background, and extensive attentional cues and fine-grained but semantically irrelevant scene information were perhaps detrimental to real-world object detection.

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