Temporal and Identity Prediction in Visual-Auditory Events: Electrophysiological Evidence from Stimulus Omissions

Highlights • The role of timing and identity in visual-to-auditory predictions was investigated. • Prediction was measured by the oN1 elicited by occasional omissions of the sound. • A natural audiovisual match in identity is not required for the auditory oN1. • The oN1 is absent when visual prediction of timing or identity is hampered. • Predictions of timing and identity are both essential elements for inducing an oN1.