Event-related potentials in studies of the implicit component of cognitive biases

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The review analyzes neurophysiological correlates of the implicit component of cognitive bias in the processes of perception and decision-making. The review identifies the leading methodological pipeline for analysis of the implicit component of cognitive bias, and justifies its choice in terms of the objectives of this review. The method of recording event-related potentials (ERPs) was chosen as the main approach to determining neurophysiological indicators of implicit processes. The analysis of literature allowed us to identify ERP components reproduced in the works of different authors using different variants of experimental designs for studying implicit bias, which may indicate the presence of common neurophysiological mechanisms associated with implicit processes in cognitive bias. The possibility of using other approaches to the analysis of EEG data to obtain new information about the mechanisms of implicit components in cognitive bias is also discussed.

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M. V. Yatsenko

HSE University; Altai State University

Email: edartemenko@hse.ru
Russian Federation, Saint Petersburg; Barnaul

I. V. Brak

Novosibirsk State University

Email: edartemenko@hse.ru
Russian Federation, Novosibirsk

E. D. Artemenko

HSE University

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Email: edartemenko@hse.ru
Russian Federation, Saint Petersburg

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