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[Changes in face expression recognition caused by additional visual-spatial load]

E A Kostandov, E A Cheremushkin, M L Ashkinazi

    Fiziologiia Cheloveka
    |May 6, 2011
    PubMed
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    Working memory load impairs face expression recognition and alters brainwave synchronization. Increased memory tasks led to more recognition errors and changes in frontal attention and brain regions.

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