How multiple repetitions influence the processing of self-, famous and unknown names and faces: An ERP study

International Journal of Psychophysiology

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 219-230

  Tacikowski, Pawel ^a   Jednoróg, Katarzyna ^a,c   Marchewka, Artur ^a,b   Nowicka, Anna ^a  

^a NENCKI INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY   (Poland)

^b LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^c PSL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

Event related potentials (ERPs); Face recognition; Learning; Multiple repetitions; Name recognition; Reaction times (RTs)

Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIAL; ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BRAIN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EVENT RELATED POTENTIAL; FACE RECOGNITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEARNING; MALE; NAME RECOGNITION; NORMAL HUMAN; PARIETAL LOBE; RECOGNITION; RIGHT HEMISPHERE; SCALP; SEMANTICS; STIMULUS; TEMPORAL LOBE;

EID: 79551620166     PISSN: 01678760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2010.10.010     Document Type: Article

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