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21382358

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:dateCreated
2011-4-18
pubmed:abstractText
The own-race bias (ORB) is a well-documented recognition advantage for own-race (OR) over cross-race (CR) faces, the origin of which remains unclear. In the current study, event-related potentials (ERPs) were recorded while Caucasian participants age-categorized Black and White faces which were digitally altered to display either a race congruent or incongruent facial structure. The results of a subsequent surprise memory test indicated that regardless of facial structure participants recognized White faces better than Black faces. Additional analyses revealed that temporally-early ERP components associated with face-specific perceptual processing (N170) and the individuation of facial exemplars (N250) were selectively sensitive to skin color. In addition, the N200 (a component that has been linked to increased attention and depth of encoding afforded to in-group and OR faces) was modulated by color and structure, and correlated with subsequent memory performance. However, the LPP component associated with the cognitive evaluation of perceptual input was influenced by racial differences in facial structure alone. These findings suggest that racial differences in skin color and facial structure are detected during the encoding of unfamiliar faces, and that the categorization of conspecifics as members of our social in-group on the basis of their skin color may be a determining factor in our ability to subsequently remember them.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
1872-6240
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright © 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
4
pubmed:volume
1388
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
123-33
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2011
pubmed:articleTitle
The importance of skin color and facial structure in perceiving and remembering others: an electrophysiological study.
pubmed:affiliation
School of Psychology, University of Aberdeen, King's College, Aberdeen AB24 2UB, Scotland, UK.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't