Face Recognition Memory: ERP study

Face recognition was investigated whether the participant was foreign or native and how the language that we use comes in (Baus, Bas, Calabria, and Costa, 2017).  treatmentHe experimental paradigm that was applied was the old/new paradigm,  consisting of an encoding and recognition part. In the experiment, pictures of faces were presented along with an auditatory presentation of sentenses.  treatmentHe results revealed that recognition of faces paired with sentences in the native language of the participant were recognized better then in the foreign language. Turning to the ERP's, the encoding of faces was related to higher amplitudes for the P200 and LPC (late positive component). This was evident for the native language as compared to the foreign language (Baus et al., 2017). According to the authors, their findings suggest that the language in which we have an interaction with impacts face processing.