Electrophysiological correlates of looking at paintings and its association with art expertise

Biological Psychology

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 246-254

  Pang, C Y ^a   Nadal, M ^b   Muller Paul J S ^c   Rosenberg, R ^c   Klein, C ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITAT DE LES ILLES BALEARS   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^d BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

EEG; ERP; Expertise; Visual art

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ART EXPERTISE; ARTICLE; BRAIN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; BRAIN REGION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EVENT RELATED POTENTIAL; EYE MOVEMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEFT HEMISPHERE; LONG TERM MEMORY; MALE; PAINTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; RIGHT HEMISPHERE; SCORING SYSTEM; VISUAL MEMORY; VISUAL STIMULATION;

ADULT; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; PAINTINGS; PHOTIC STIMULATION; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 84875823266     PISSN: 03010511     EISSN: 18736246     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2012.10.013     Document Type: Article

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