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Simple comparisons between deviant and control sequences in auditory oddball paradigms are insufficient to demonstrate deviance sensitivity or prediction errors, as adaptation and forward masking mechanisms can mimic these effects. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.CONTRADICTORY. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.CHALLENGES_CONSENSUS.

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This research aims to clarify the complexities of measuring deviance sensitivity and prediction errors in auditory responses.

May 18, 2026Hearing ResearchOpen Access

How (not) to study deviance sensitivity and predictive coding in auditory cortex

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INIsrael Nelken DMDina Moshitch

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The article examines deviance sensitivity in the auditory cortex, highlighting methodological challenges and implications.

Key Points

This research aims to clarify the complexities of measuring deviance sensitivity and prediction errors in auditory responses.
Analyzed existing paradigms, particularly the auditory oddball sequence, for assessing brain responses to sounds.
Critiqued the use of control sequences in interpreting deviance sensitivity, emphasizing the role of mechanistic models.
Discussed simulation results from auditory cortical dynamics models to reveal limitations in standard comparison methods.
Demonstrated that the presence of 'deviant>control' responses is not a reliable indicator of deviance sensitivity.
Showed how adaptation models can create misleading deviant>control effects depending on design choices.
Concluded that proper demonstration of deviance sensitivity requires explicit mechanistic modeling.

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Nelken et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a0aac955ba8ef6d83b6fe39 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heares.2026.109672

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May 18, 2026Hearing ResearchOpen Access

How (not) to study deviance sensitivity and predictive coding in auditory cortex

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Authors

INIsrael Nelken DMDina Moshitch

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Overview

The article examines deviance sensitivity in the auditory cortex, highlighting methodological challenges and implications.

Key Points

This research aims to clarify the complexities of measuring deviance sensitivity and prediction errors in auditory responses.
Analyzed existing paradigms, particularly the auditory oddball sequence, for assessing brain responses to sounds.
Critiqued the use of control sequences in interpreting deviance sensitivity, emphasizing the role of mechanistic models.
Discussed simulation results from auditory cortical dynamics models to reveal limitations in standard comparison methods.
Demonstrated that the presence of 'deviant>control' responses is not a reliable indicator of deviance sensitivity.
Showed how adaptation models can create misleading deviant>control effects depending on design choices.
Concluded that proper demonstration of deviance sensitivity requires explicit mechanistic modeling.

Cite This Study

Nelken et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a0aac955ba8ef6d83b6fe39 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heares.2026.109672

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