Rosy V. Southwell

This study examines how human brain responses to auditory sequences change with varying levels of predictability and repetition, revealing distinct patterns of repetition suppression and enhancement.

The paper uses fNIRS to validate fMRI findings on reading-related brain activity in a large sample, showing reliable prefrontal and temporal activations.

The paper shows that brain responses to sound deviants are larger in patterned sequences than in random ones, indicating context-dependent processing of regularity.