The role of configural processing in face classification by race: An erp study

Jing Lv; Tianyi Yan; Luyang Tao; Lun Zhao

doi:10.3389/fnhum.2015.00679

The role of configural processing in face classification by race: An erp study

Jing Lv, Tianyi Yan^*, Luyang Tao, Lun Zhao

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School of Medical and Technology

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Abstract

The current study investigated the time course of the other-race classification advantage (ORCA) in the subordinate classification of normally configured faces and distorted faces by race. Slightly distorting the face configuration delayed the categorization of own-race faces and had no conspicuous effects on other-race faces. The N170 was sensitive neither to configural distortions nor to faces' races. The P3 was enhanced for other-race than own-race faces and reduced by configural manipulation only for own-race faces. We suggest that the source of ORCA is the configural analysis applied by default while processing own-race faces.

Original language	English
Article number	679
Journal	Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
Volume	9
Issue number	DEC
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2015.00679
Publication status	Published - 21 Dec 2015

Keywords

Configural processing
ERPs
Face perception
Other-race faces

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