Electrophysiological evidence for early non-conscious processing of fearful facial expressions

International Journal of Psychophysiology

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 127-136

  Pegna, Alan J ^a,b   Landis, Theodor ^b   Khateb, Asaid ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^b GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Awareness; ERP; Face; Source localisation; Subliminal

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EVENT RELATED POTENTIAL; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; RESPONSE TIME;

ADULT; CONSCIOUSNESS; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EMOTIONS; EVOKED POTENTIALS; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHOTIC STIMULATION; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 54949106136     PISSN: 01678760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2008.08.007     Document Type: Article

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