Effect of empathy trait on attention to various facial expressions: Evidence from N170 and late positive potential (LPP)

Journal of Physiological Anthropology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Choi, Damee ^a   Nishimura, Takayuki ^b   Motoi, Midori ^a   Egashira, Yuka ^a   Matsumoto, Riko ^a   Watanuki, Shigeki ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NAGASAKI UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Attention; Empathy; Event related potential; Face; Late positive potential; N170

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CLASSIFICATION; EMOTION; EMPATHY; EVOKED RESPONSE; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; VISION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ATTENTION; EMOTIONS; EMPATHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; VISUAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84903361849     PISSN: 18806791     EISSN: 18806805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1880-6805-33-18     Document Type: Article

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