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Resting‐state glutamatergic neurotransmission is related to the peak latency of the auditory mismatch negativity (MMN) for duration deviants: An 1 H‐MRS‐EEG study
Author(s) -
Kompus Kristiina,
Westerhausen René,
Craven Alex R.,
Kreegipuu Kairi,
Põldver Nele,
Passow Susanne,
Specht Karsten,
Hugdahl Kenneth,
Näätänen Risto
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
psychophysiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.661
H-Index - 156
eISSN - 1469-8986
pISSN - 0048-5772
DOI - 10.1111/psyp.12445
Subject(s) - mismatch negativity , glutamatergic , psychology , audiology , electroencephalography , stimulus (psychology) , electrophysiology , neuroscience , nmda receptor , medicine , glutamate receptor , receptor , cognitive psychology
Mismatch negativity (MMN), an ERP elicited by a deviant stimulus in a train of standard stimuli, has been suggested to be associated to glutamatergic neurotransmission, mediated by glutamatergic NMDA receptors. In this study, we examined the relationship between interindividual variation of 1 H‐MRS‐measured glutamate+glutamine (Glx) in the superior temporal gyrus and MMN for duration and frequency deviants in 19 healthy young adults (9 male). We found a significant relationship between the peak latency of the duration‐MMN peak and creatine‐scaled Glx ( p = .0003, η 2 = .43), with increased Glx level being associated to earlier peak of the duration‐MMN ( r = −.63). In contrast, the amplitude of the duration‐MMN was not related to Glx. There was no significant relationship between Glx and the frequency‐MMN. The present study is the first to demonstrate that interindividual variation in the glutamatergic neurotransmission affects the MMN response in healthy individuals.