Mismatch Negativity in Music Talented

Abstract

Physically deviant auditory stimuli occuring among frequent (standard) stimuli elicit themismatch negativity (MMN) of the auditory eventrelated potential (ERP). Mismatch negativity (MMN) is believed that provides a unique, objective measure of the central representation ofa sound.in this study, 11 normal healty volunteers (mean age 23,4±7,2 years) and 11 musicians (mean age 26,6±4, 7 years) were included. Auditory stimulus blocks were presented to ali subjects 80% of the stimuli in each block were standard of 1000 Hz and 20% were deviants of 900 Hz. MMN latency was significantly shorter in musicians than normal subjects and amplitude differences were insignifıcant.