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Erschienen in: Medical & Biological Engineering & Computing 5/2011

01.05.2011 | Special Issue - Original Article

Spectral EEG frontal asymmetries correlate with the experienced pleasantness of TV commercial advertisements

verfasst von: Giovanni Vecchiato, Jlenia Toppi, Laura Astolfi, Fabrizio De Vico Fallani, Febo Cincotti, Donatella Mattia, Francesco Bez, Fabio Babiloni

Erschienen in: Medical & Biological Engineering & Computing | Ausgabe 5/2011

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Abstract

The aim of this research is to analyze the changes in the EEG frontal activity during the observation of commercial videoclips. In particular, we aimed to investigate the existence of EEG frontal asymmetries in the distribution of the signals’ power spectra related to experienced pleasantness of the video, as explicitly rated by the eleven experimental subjects investigated. In the analyzed population, maps of Power spectral density (PSD) showed an asymmetrical increase of theta and alpha activity related to the observation of pleasant (unpleasant) advertisements in the left (right) hemisphere. A correlation analysis revealed that the increase of PSD at left frontal sites is negatively correlated with the degree of pleasantness perceived. Conversely, the de-synchronization of left alpha frontal activity is positively correlated with judgments of high pleasantness. Moreover, our data presented an increase of PSD related to the observation of unpleasant commercials, which resulted higher with respect to the one elicited by pleasant advertisements.

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Metadaten
Titel
Spectral EEG frontal asymmetries correlate with the experienced pleasantness of TV commercial advertisements
verfasst von
Giovanni Vecchiato
Jlenia Toppi
Laura Astolfi
Fabrizio De Vico Fallani
Febo Cincotti
Donatella Mattia
Francesco Bez
Fabio Babiloni
Publikationsdatum
01.05.2011
Verlag
Springer-Verlag
Erschienen in
Medical & Biological Engineering & Computing / Ausgabe 5/2011
Print ISSN: 0140-0118
Elektronische ISSN: 1741-0444
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11517-011-0747-x

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