Publications by authors named "David A Prete"
Eur J Neurosci
April 2022
Article Synopsis
- The human auditory system is highly adept at recognizing patterns, particularly for speech and music processing.
- According to predictive coding theory, the brain anticipates sounds, assessing any differences between these predictions and actual sensory input, leading to the generation of prediction errors.
- The study examined how unexpected and expected silences in sound sequences produced distinct brain responses (MMN and P3a), showing that the brain not only predicts sounds but also silences, supporting the concept of hierarchical predictive coding.
