Neuropolitics: EEG spectral maps related to a political vote based on the first impression of the candidate's face

2010 Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC'10

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 2902-2905

  Vecchiato, G ^a   Toppi, J ^b   Cincotti, F ^b   Astolfi, L ^b   De Vico Fallani, F ^b   Aloise, F ^b   Mattia, D ^b   Bocale, S ^b   Vernucci, F ^b   Babiloni, F ^a,b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b IRCCS FONDAZIONE SANTA LUCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DESYNCHRONIZATION; EEG ACTIVITY; EXPERIMENTAL CONDITIONS; FALSE DISCOVERY RATE; HEALTHY SUBJECTS; MULTIPLE COMPARISON; REALISTIC HEAD MODELS; SPECTRAL MAPS; STATISTICAL DIFFERENCES; STATISTICAL MAPS;

MAPS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FACE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; POLITICS; RECOGNITION; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ADULT; ARTIFACTS; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FACE; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; POLITICS; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 78650838952     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/IEMBS.2010.5626324     Document Type: Conference Paper

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