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Natalie R Weimer1, Sheri L Clark1, Antonio L Freitas1

  • 1Stony Brook University, United States of America.

International Journal of Psychophysiology : Official Journal of the International Organization of Psychophysiology
|December 18, 2018
PubMed
Summary

This study examined brain responses to social norm violations. While semantic incongruity elicited an N400 brainwave, violations of social norms did not, suggesting specific conditions for N400 responses.

Keywords:
ERPsN400Semantic violationsSocial violations

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