FN400 potentials are functionally identical to N400 potentials and reflect semantic processing during recognition testing

Psychophysiology

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 532-546

  Voss, Joel L ^a   Federmeier, Kara D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

EEG ERP; Language speech; Learning memory; Normal volunteers

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; DECISION MAKING; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EMOTION; EVOKED VISUAL RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; RECOGNITION; SEMANTICS;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EMOTIONS; EVOKED POTENTIALS, VISUAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; MALE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); SEMANTICS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952066453     PISSN: 00485772     EISSN: 14698986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8986.2010.01085.x     Document Type: Article

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