title: Electrophysiological correlates of processing own- and other-race faces.
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.
authors.affiliation: School of Education Science, Nantong University, Nantong, China.
authors.forename: Yan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Fada
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Pan
authors.forename: Huarong
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Shaobei
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Xiao
authors.forename: Lun
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhao
mesh_terms: D058256:Brain Waves; D004569:Electroencephalography; D005074:Evoked Potentials, Visual; D005145:Face; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009778:Occipital Lobe / Q000502:physiology*; D044469:Racial Groups; D013702:Temporal Lobe / Q000502:physiology*; D014796:Visual Perception; D055815:Young Adult