Event-related potentials (ERPs) have been used for decades to study perception, cognition, emotion, neurological and psychiatric disorders, and lifespan development. ERPs consist of multiple components and reflect a specific neurocognitive process. In the past, there was no single source that could be consulted to learn about all the major ERP components; learning about a single ERP component required reading dozens or even hundreds of separate journal articles and book chapters. The Oxford Handbook of Event-Related Potential Components fills this longstanding void with a detailed and comprehensive review of the major ERP components. Comprising 22 chapters by the field's founders and leading researchers, this volume offers extensive coverage of all relevant topics: -the fundamental nature of ERP components, including essential information about how ERP components are defined and isolated -individual components, such as the N170, P300, and ERN -groups of related components within specific research domains, such as language, emotion, and memory -ERP components in special populations, including children, the elderly, nonhuman primates, and patients with neurological disorders, affective disorders, and schizophrenia While undeniably broad in scope, these chapters are accessible to novices while remaining informative and engaging to experts. The Oxford Handbook of Event-Related Potential Components is a unique and valuable resource for students and researchers throughout the brain sciences.

认知神经科学中的事件相关电位(ERP)技术使得科学家们能够观察到反映各种认知过程的人类脑活动。在《事件相关电位基础》一书中，Steven LuckX寸认知神经科学领域以及相关领域，包捂晴绪神经科学领域和实验精神病理学领域中的实用ERP实验问题，提供了最可充分理解的指导。本书可用作教学与实验的指南。对于那些虽然自己不进行ERP研究，但却需要理解和评价文献中ERP成分的研究者，本书也可用作参考。这本书总结了ERP理论与实践的积累，由此提供了怎样设计、进行，乃至解释ERP实验的详尽指导。这本书还介绍了所需要的理论背景，用以理解一个实验为什么会以某种方式完成。Luck集中地讨论了全世界很多先进ERP实验室所用的那些最基本的技术，这些技术反映了电生理记录的长期发展历史，并为更先进的方法提供了良好的基础。