The ERP component associated with face perception is the
A)N170.
B)MMN.
C)N400.
D)LAN.

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The N170 is an ERP component associated with face perception. It is a negative waveform that peaks around 170 ms after the onset of a face stimulus and is typically larger in response to faces than to other stimuli. The N170 is thought to reflect neural activity involved in the structural encoding and/or analysis of faces, and is considered to be a marker of early face perception. The MMN (mismatch negativity) is an ERP component associated with the detection of deviant auditory stimuli, the N400 is an ERP component associated with semantic processing, and the LAN (lexical access negativity) is an ERP component associated with word recognition.

The ERP Component Associated with Face Perception Is the