A Systematic Review of the Maturation of Selected Cortical Auditory Event-Related Potentials in Passive Paradigms: Developmental Changes from Infancy to Early Adulthood.

The review maps how four commonly studied auditory brain responses tend to change with age, providing a reference for future work on atypical development.

Martin I, Arora J, Hamill L, Cho E, Scanavini G, Radanovic A, Shaukat L, Hill NJ, Shah SA, Alkhoury L.
Neuropsychologia · Publication date: 2026-10-02
Added to site: 2026-10-06
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2026.109600

Published online October 2, 2026. Added October 6, 2026.

Modalities

EEG, ERP

Clinical focus

Auditory development, Normative ERP trajectories

Population

Typically developing participants from infancy through early adulthood

Sample

62 studies; total participant denominator not reported in the abstract

Intervention / method

Review of N100, mismatch negativity or mismatch response, P3a and N400 latency, amplitude and scalp topography in passive paradigms

Comparator

Developmental age ranges across included studies

Clinician summary

Latency generally decreased with age. Amplitude patterns differed by component, and topography tended to become more focal. These trajectories are descriptive normative evidence, not diagnostic thresholds for an individual child.

How to interpret the findings

Many studies covered one component in a limited age range. The abstract does not provide search dates, participant totals, risk-of-bias results, pooled uncertainty or subgroup comparability. Typical-development trends do not validate clinical classification or treatment response.

Equipment and disclosures

EEG systems, montages and preprocessing methods varied and were not detailed in the abstract.

Crossref lists National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering funding. Full-text funding and conflict disclosures were not checked.

Related evidence

Compare findings from the same clinical area, including mixed results.