Reversing the N400: event-related potentials of a negative semantic priming effect
NeuroReport. Bd. 19. H. 15. Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) 2008 S. 1479 - 1482
Erscheinungsjahr: 2008
Publikationstyp: Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Sprache: Deutsch
Doi/URN: 10.1097/wnr.0b013e32830f4b0b
Inhaltszusammenfassung
We investigated electrophysiological correlates of the access to semantic representations. Participants had to make word/nonword decisions to target words. A first word (i.e. the prime) preceded the target. The prime was either semantically related or unrelated to the target. Using a special masking technique we were able to present the prime rather long (approximately 140 ms) while preventing participants from consciously processing the prime. In line with former studies, participants showed...We investigated electrophysiological correlates of the access to semantic representations. Participants had to make word/nonword decisions to target words. A first word (i.e. the prime) preceded the target. The prime was either semantically related or unrelated to the target. Using a special masking technique we were able to present the prime rather long (approximately 140 ms) while preventing participants from consciously processing the prime. In line with former studies, participants showed a reversed priming effect: they reacted faster to unrelated compared with related targets. Interestingly, the N400 mimicked the behavioral effect: we observed more negative-going waveforms to related relative to unrelated targets. The result indicates that the N400 can reflect temporarily reduced access to semantic representations.» weiterlesen» einklappen
Klassifikation
DDC Sachgruppe:
Psychologie