The initial representation of individual faces in the right occipito-temporal cortex is holistic: Electrophysiological evidence from the composite face illusion

Journal of Vision

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2009, Pages

  Jacques, Corentin ^a   Rossion, Bruno ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Event related potential; Face perception; Holistic processing; N170

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EVOKED VISUAL RESPONSE; FACE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL FUNCTION; OCCIPITAL LOBE; PERCEPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; REACTION TIME; TEMPORAL LOBE; VISION; VISUAL ILLUSION;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; EVOKED POTENTIALS, VISUAL; FACE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL PROCESSES; OCCIPITAL LOBE; OPTICAL ILLUSIONS; PERCEPTUAL MASKING; REACTION TIME; TEMPORAL LOBE; VISUAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67650859687     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15347362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1167/9.6.8     Document Type: Article

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