Perceptual processing of natural scenes at rapid rates: Effects of complexity, content, and emotional arousal

Cognitive, Affective and Behavioral Neuroscience

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 860-868

  Löw, Andreas ^a   Bradley, Margaret M ^b   Lang, Peter J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Early negativity; Emotion; Event related potentials; Picture complexity; Rapid serial picture presentation (RSVP)

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; BRAIN MAPPING; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EMOTION; EVOKED VISUAL RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; REACTION TIME; TIME; VISION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; AROUSAL; BRAIN MAPPING; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EMOTIONS; EVOKED POTENTIALS, VISUAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHOTIC STIMULATION; REACTION TIME; TIME FACTORS; VISUAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84887617022     PISSN: 15307026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/s13415-013-0179-1     Document Type: Article

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