Neural Correlates of Statistical Learning in Developmental Dyslexia: An Electroencephalography Study

We examined mismatch negativity elicited by statistical deviants (sMMN), and MMN elicited by location deviants (i.e., acoustic changes). Acoustic deviants elicited a MMN which was larger in the control group than in the developmental dyslexia group. Statistical deviants elicited a small, yet significant, sMMN in the control group, but not in the developmental dyslexia group. However, the difference between the groups was not significant. Our findings indicate that the neural mechanisms underlying pre-attentive acoustic change detection and implicit statistical auditory learning are both affected in developmental dyslexia.PMID:37268263 | DOI:10.1016/j.biopsycho.2023.108592

Source: Biological Psychology - June 2, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Tatsuya Daikoku Sebastian Jentschke Vera Tsogli Kirstin Bergstr öm Thomas Lachmann Merav Ahissar Stefan Koelsch Source Type: research