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process > neurophysiological process > event-related potentials > N2 posterior contralateral component

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N2 posterior contralateral component  

Definition

  • Negative component in event-related potentials, recorded by electrodes placed on the posterior part of the scalp, appearing between 180 and 300 ms after the onset of the visual stimulus and in the hemisphere contralateral to the side of the attended stimulus (e.g., in the left hemisphere when the stimulus is presented in the right visual field).

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  • N2pc

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Bibliographic citation(s)

  • • Couperus, J. W., Lydic, K. O., Hollis, J. E., Roy, J. L., Lowe, A. R., Bukach, C. M., & Reed, C. L. (2021). Individual differences in working memory and the N2pc. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 15, 109. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2021.620413

    [Study type: empirical study / Access: open]
  • • Eimer, M. (1996). The N2pc component as an indicator of attentional selectivity. Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology, 99(3), 225‑234. https://doi.org/10.1016/0013-4694(96)95711-9

    [Study type: empirical study / Access: closed]
  • • Luck, S. J., & Hillyard, S. A. (1994). Spatial filtering during visual search : Evidence from human electrophysiology. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 20(5), 1000‑1014. https://doi.org/10.1037/0096-1523.20.5.1000

    [Study type: empirical study / Access: closed]

Creator

  • Frank Arnould

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