The selective processing of briefly presented affective pictures: An ERP analysis
Universitätsmedizin Greifswald · Universität Greifswald · +1 more institution
Abstract
Recent event-related potential (ERP) studies revealed the selective processing of affective pictures. The present study explored whether the same phenomenon can be observed when pictures are presented only briefly. Toward this end, pleasant, neutral, and unpleasant pictures from the International Affective Pictures Series were presented for 120 ms while event related potentials were measured by dense sensor arrays. As observed for longer picture presentations, brief affective pictures were selectively processed. Specifically, pleasant and unpleasant pictures were associated with an early endogenous negative shift over temporo-occipital sensors compared to neutral images. In addition, affective pictures…
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- 7.77
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- 100%
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4Topics & keywords
- Psychology
- Perception
- Event-related potential
- Cognitive psychology
- Selective attention
- Electroencephalography
- Cognition
- Neuroscience