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Brain Topography
Published in: Brain Topography 4/2013

01-10-2013 | Original Paper

Electrophysiological Correlates of Processing Own- and Other-Race Faces

Authors: Yan Chen, Fada Pan, Huarong Wang, Shaobei Xiao, Lun Zhao

Published in: Brain Topography | Issue 4/2013

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Abstract

Most adults have more experience in identifying faces of their own race than in identifying faces from another race, and thus may be considered as own-race face experts. This effect was investigated by recording and analyzing ERPs as well as induced gamma oscillations. The race modulation occurred post the stage of structural processing revealed by N170. Larger P2 component and induced gamma activity for own-race than other-race faces could be associated with more elaborate processing on the basis of configural computation due to more experience that we have for own-race faces.
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Metadata
Title
Electrophysiological Correlates of Processing Own- and Other-Race Faces
Authors
Yan Chen
Fada Pan
Huarong Wang
Shaobei Xiao
Lun Zhao
Publication date
01-10-2013
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Brain Topography / Issue 4/2013
Print ISSN: 0896-0267
Electronic ISSN: 1573-6792
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10548-013-0286-x

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