Visual processing in a facial emotional context: An ERP study

International Journal of Psychophysiology

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 25-30

  González Garrido, Andrés Antonio ^a,b   Ramos Loyo, Julieta ^a   López Franco, Adriana L ^a   Gómez Velázquez, Fabiola R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUADALAJARA   (Mexico)

^b HOSPITAL CIVIL DE GUADALAJARA FRAY ANTONIO ALCALDE   (Mexico)

Author keywords

ERP; Face recognition; Facial emotional expression; Spatial attention; Visual comparison

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTENTION; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EMOTIONS; EVOKED POTENTIALS, VISUAL; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHOTIC STIMULATION; REACTION TIME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58149288258     PISSN: 01678760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2008.07.017     Document Type: Article

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