Brain Oscillations and Predictive Processing
Juliana Yordanova, Vasil Kolev, R. Kirov
Front. Psychology October 17, 2012 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2012.00416 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Commentary Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Measures | Mismatch negativity (MMN), error-related negativity (ERN), feedback-related negativity (FRN) |
| Key points | Argues that the target article's hierarchical generative model requires neurophysiologic evidence of separate neural mechanisms for top-down predictions and bottom-up prediction error. Proposes that mismatch negativity, error-related negativity, and feedback-related negativity serve as candidate markers of prediction-error comparison in the sensory, action/performance, and cognitive domains, respectively. |
Abstract
The hierarchical generative model presented in the target article is based on theoretical and computational grounds. However, providing neurophysiologic evidence for the presence of distinct neural mechanisms mediating top-down predictions and bottom-up transmission of prediction error is critical for model validity. In human cognitive electrophysiology, several event-related potentials (ERPs) are related to the mechanisms of comparing incoming with expected events. These are the mismatch negativity (MMN), error-related negativity (ERN), and feedback-related negativity (FRN) operating basically in the sensory, action/performance, and cognitive domains, respectively.
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