Research Article

Cognitive, Affective, and Motivational Changes during Ostracism: An ERP, EMG, and EEG Study Using a Computerized Cyberball Task

Figure 1

A schematic diagram of the modified Cyberball task used in the present study. The ball (a single circle) was changed to a double circle 1500 ms before tossing. Then, the ball moved to the participant or to the other player. The computer players held the ball for a random period lasting between 1000 and 2000 ms. When the ball appeared, the participant selected to toss it to the left or right player by pressing one of two buttons. ERPs were recorded time locked to the ball toss of the computer players.
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