Department of Psychology, CUHK
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Exploring Mental Processes with Spatiotemporal Patterns of ERP

Professor Shu Zhou
Department of Neurology, Nan Fang Hospital
The First Military Medical University,
Guangzhou

Date 23 Dec 2004 (Tue)  
Time 11:00 am  
Venue Room 619, Sino Building, Chung Chi College, CUHK

Abstract

This report will illustrate how to acquire and analyze information from multi-channel ERP. Spatiotemporal patterns of ERP provide a good solution to it. Two methods will be introduced: fuzzy microstate analysis and statistical parametric mapping. Both were applied in a research on Chinese idiom comprehension. The underlying neural mechanism and the roles of syntax and semantics were demonstrated clearly. Those techniques were further applied in the experiment of subliminal emotional priming. It suggested emotional stimulus under subliminal presentation induced more activities in right hemisphere than that under supraliminal condition. Besides, Prof. Zhou will give a general description of Nan Fang Hospital.