The observer observed: Frontal EEG asymmetry and autonomic responses differentiate between another person's direct and averted gaze when the face is seen live

International Journal of Psychophysiology

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 180-187

  Pönkänen, Laura M ^a,b   Peltola, Mikko J ^a   Hietanen, Jari K ^a  

^a Human Information Processing Laboratory   (Finland)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Electroencephalography; Face perception; Gaze direction; Motivation; Social cognition

Indexed keywords

AROUSAL; ARTICLE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FACE; FEMALE; GAZE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; SELF CONCEPT;

ADULT; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EYE MOVEMENTS; FACE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PHOTIC STIMULATION; REACTION TIME; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 83555162603     PISSN: 01678760     EISSN: 18727697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2011.08.006     Document Type: Article

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