Exploring the functional architecture of person recognition system with event-related potentials in a within- and cross-domain self-priming of faces
Exploring the functional architecture of person recognition system with event-related potentials in a within- and cross-domain self-priming of faces
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DOI:
10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2005.03.016
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发表时间:
2005-01-01
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2.6
通讯作者:
Bruyer, R
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作者:
Jemel, B;Pisani, M;Bruyer, R
In this paper, we explored the functional properties of person recognition system by investigating the onset, magnitude, and scalp distribution of within- and cross-domain self-priming effects on event-related potentials (ERPs). Recognition of degraded pictures of famous people was enhanced by a prior exposure to the same person's face (within-domain self-priming) or name (cross-domain self-priming) as compared to those preceded by neutral or unrelated primes. The ERP results showed first that the amplitude of the N170 component to famous face targets was modulated by within- and cross-domain self-priming, suggesting not only that the N170 component can be affected by top-down influences but also that this top-down effect crosses domains. Second, similar to our behavioral data, later ERPs to famous faces showed larger ERP self-priming effects in the within-domain than in the cross-domain condition. In addition, the present data dissociated between two topographically and temporally overlapping priming-sensitive ERP components: the first one, with a strongly posterior distribution arising at an early onset, was modulated more by within-domain priming irrespective whether the repeated face was familiar or not. The second component, with a relatively uniform scalp distribution, was modulated by within- and cross-domain priming of familiar faces. Moreover, there was no evidence for ERP-induced modulations for unfamiliar face targets in the cross-domain condition. To.-ether, our findings suggest that multiple neurocognitive events that are possibly mediated by distinct brain loci contribute to face priming effects. (c) 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.