Dynamic representations of race: Processing goals shape race decoding in the Fusiform gyri

Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 326-332

  Kaul, Christian ^a   Ratner, Kyle G ^a   Van Bavel, Jay J ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Face perception; Fusiform gyri; Goals; Multivariate pattern analysis; Race; Top down

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; BRAIN MAPPING; CAUCASIAN; FACE; FACE PERCEPTION; FEMALE; FUSIFORM GYRI; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; MALE; MOTIVATION; MULTIVARIATE PATTERN ANALYSIS; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PHYSIOLOGY; RACE; REACTION TIME; TOP-DOWN; YOUNG ADULT;

FACE PERCEPTION; FUSIFORM GYRI; GOALS; MULTIVARIATE PATTERN ANALYSIS; RACE; TOP-DOWN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; BRAIN MAPPING; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FACE; FEMALE; GOALS; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; REACTION TIME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84895151533     PISSN: 17495016     EISSN: 17495024     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/scan/nss138     Document Type: Article

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