Understanding face perception by means of human electrophysiology

Trends in Cognitive Sciences

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 310-318

  Rossion, Bruno ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

EEG; ERP; Face perception; Frequency tagging; N170

Indexed keywords

ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING;

ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL RECORDINGS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; FACE PERCEPTIONS; FACE REPRESENTATIONS; FREQUENCY TAGGING; HIGH-LEVEL VISIONS; N170; WEALTH OF INFORMATION;

ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY;

AWARENESS; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FACIAL EXPRESSION; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; PERCEPTION; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; VISUAL STIMULATION; ANIMAL; BRAIN; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EVOKED VISUAL RESPONSE; FACE; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; VISION;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS, VISUAL; FACE; HUMANS; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PHOTIC STIMULATION; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 84901390019     PISSN: 13646613     EISSN: 1879307X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tics.2014.02.013     Document Type: Review

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