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Studies in Psychology
Estudios de Psicología
Volume 14, 1993 - Issue 50
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MEMORIAS DE INVESTIGACION

Potenciales evocados en respuesta a expresiones faciales de emociones

Event-related potentials in response to facial expression of emotions

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Pages 75-86 | Published online: 29 Apr 2014
 

Resumen

En el presente experimento se analizaron los potenciales evocados (PEs) de 32 sujetos en respuesta a diapositivas en color de cuatro expresiones faciales presentadas 32 veces cada una: alegría, tristeza, ira y neutra. La estructura de los PEs, registrados en Fz, Cz y Pz, se analizó vía análisis de componentes principales (ACP). Los ANOVAs indicaron que las amplitudes de N150 y P200 mostraron un doble emparejamiento alegría-ira y tristeza-neutra. Estos componentes han sido relacionados en anteriores estudios con el análisis físico de los estímulos. La visibilidad o no de los dientes en las expresiones puede explicar tales emparejamientos. Los resultados de componentes posteriores (N250 y P300) mostraron diferencias significativas entre las expresiones neutra y de alegría. Estos datos pueden ser interpretados tanto en términos de procesamiento afectivo como cognitivo. En todos los casos, Fz y Cz fueron las localizaciones donde las amplitudes de los componentes estudiados fueron mayores.

Abstract

Event-related potentials (ERPs) from 32 subjects in response to colour slides of four facial expressions—happy, sad, angry and neutral - presented 32 times each, were analyzed in the present experiment. The ERP structure, recorded at Fz, Cz and Pz, underwent principal component analysis (PCA). ANOVAs showed double matching, happy-angry and sad-neutral, in the N150 and P200 amplitudes. Earlier studies have associated these components with the feature analysis of stimuli. Such matchings may be explained in terms of the level to which the teeth were visible in the expressions. The results of subsequent components (N250 and P300) showed significant differences between the neutral and happy expressions. These data may be interpreted both in terms of affective and of cognitive processing. In all the cases, the amplitudes of the studied components were higher in Fz and Cz locations.

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