Mismatch
Negativity Related to Updating Information in Object Files
M. Nagai & A. Yagi |
The
present study investigated the process of updating or replacing the
contents in object files using behavioral (reaction time) and psychophysiological
(mismatch negativity) measures. Two moving letters were presented,
and participants responded the target letter's identity as quirkily
as possible. In the coherent condition, the two letters moved downward
in natural way, keeping their spatiotemporal coherence. 1n the incoherent
conditions, the two letters were replaced by each other or by new
and different letters. In these cases, the spatiotemporal coherence
was violated and participants had to update the information about
each moving letter. The results showed that the reaction times were
longer in the incoherent conditions than in the coherent condition.
Mismatch negativity, which reflected the presentation of unpredictable
events, was observed in the incoherent conditions. We propose that
mismatch negativity is one measure to assess the efficiency of interface
devices in daily lives. Key words: object file, mismatch negativity, expectation |