caa a22 4500 445353422 CHVBK 20180317142852.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170323e20110301xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s00221-011-2546-x doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s00221-011-2546-x Neural adaptation is related to face repetition irrespective of identity: a reappraisal of the N170 effect [Elektronische Daten] [Ido Amihai, Leon Deouell, Shlomo Bentin] Event-related potentials offer evidence for face distinctive neural activity that peaks at about 170ms following the onset of face stimuli (the N170 effect). We investigated the role of the perceptual mechanism reflected by the N170 effect by comparing the adaptation of the N170 amplitude when target faces were preceded either by identical face images or by different faces relative to when they were preceded by objects. In two experiments, we demonstrate that the N170 is equally adapted by repetition of the same or different faces. Thus, our findings show that the N170 is sensitive to the category rather than the identity of a face. This outcome supports the hypothesis that the N170 effect reflects the activity of a perceptual mechanism which discriminates faces from objects and streams face stimuli to dedicated circuits, specialized in encoding and decoding information about the face. Springer-Verlag, 2011 Neural adaptation nationallicence N170 nationallicence Face perception nationallicence Face categorization nationallicence Face identification nationallicence Amihai Ido Department of Neurobiology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 91905, Jerusalem, Israel aut Deouell Leon Department of Psychology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 91905, Jerusalem, Israel aut Bentin Shlomo Department of Psychology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 91905, Jerusalem, Israel aut Experimental Brain Research Springer-Verlag 209/2(2011-03-01), 193-204 0014-4819 209:2<193 2011 209 221 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00221-011-2546-x text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00221-011-2546-x text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Amihai Ido Department of Neurobiology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 91905, Jerusalem, Israel aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Deouell Leon Department of Psychology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 91905, Jerusalem, Israel aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Bentin Shlomo Department of Psychology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 91905, Jerusalem, Israel aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Experimental Brain Research Springer-Verlag 209/2(2011-03-01), 193-204 0014-4819 209:2<193 2011 209 221 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer