Predicting the unpredicted … brain response: A systematic review of the feature-related visual mismatch negativity (vMMN) and the experimental parameters that affect it.

ABSTRACT: In this systematic review and meta-analysis, I consider aspects of experimental design that affect the visual mismatch negativity (vMMN)-an electrophysiological (neural) correlate of prediction error in vision that is typically largest between 150 ms and 300 ms in the event-related potential (ERP) at occipito-parietal regions on the scalp. I compiled data from 145 published studies investigating changes in a single property or feature of visual input. This review provides a concise summary of the vMMN literature on unexpected changes in features of visual input, outlining the most used (according to review) and optimal (following discussion on theoretical and practical implications) parameters of experiments investigating feature deviance for posterity as well as contemporary research. The

SUBMITTER: Male AG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11867396 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature