Visual mismatch negativity and unintentional temporal-context-based prediction in vision

► A full range of visual MMN findings are reviewed from the perspective of prediction. ► The first half of this review focuses on the nature of visual MMN. ► Visual MMN is associated with unintentional temporal-context-based prediction. ► The second half of this review focuses on the nature of unintentional prediction. ► The unintentional prediction might be implemented by a visual-prefrontal network.