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Differential neural mechanisms for early and late prediction error detection

Malekshahi, R; Seth, A; Papanikolaou, A; Mathews, Z; Birbaumer, N; Verschure, PFMJ; Caria, A; (2016) Differential neural mechanisms for early and late prediction error detection. Scientific Reports , 6 , Article 24350. 10.1038/srep24350. Green open access

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Abstract

Emerging evidence indicates that prediction, instantiated at different perceptual levels, facilitate visual processing and enable prompt and appropriate reactions. Until now, the mechanisms underlying the effect of predictive coding at different stages of visual processing have still remained unclear. Here, we aimed to investigate early and late processing of spatial prediction violation by performing combined recordings of saccadic eye movements and fast event-related fMRI during a continuous visual detection task. Psychophysical reverse correlation analysis revealed that the degree of mismatch between current perceptual input and prior expectations is mainly processed at late rather than early stage, which is instead responsible for fast but general prediction error detection. Furthermore, our results suggest that conscious late detection of deviant stimuli is elicited by the assessment of prediction error's extent more than by prediction error per se. Functional MRI and functional connectivity data analyses indicated that higher-level brain systems interactions modulate conscious detection of prediction error through top-down processes for the analysis of its representational content, and possibly regulate subsequent adaptation of predictive models. Overall, our experimental paradigm allowed to dissect explicit from implicit behavioral and neural responses to deviant stimuli in terms of their reliance on predictive models.

Type: Article
Title: Differential neural mechanisms for early and late prediction error detection
Location: England
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1038/srep24350
Publisher version: http://doi.org/10.1038/srep24350
Language: English
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Keywords: Adult, Brain, Brain Mapping, Decision Making, Female, Humans, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Male, Models, Neurological, Models, Psychological, Visual Perception, Young Adult
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URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1503997
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