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ArticleBMC psychology2025

Electroencephalographic (EEG) analysis of hue perception differences between art and non-art majors: insights from the P2 and P3 components.

Liting Song, Guanghui Zhang, Johanna Silvennoinen, Fengyu Cong

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Liting SongInstitute of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Liaoning Normal University, No. 850 Huanghe Road, Shahekou District, Dalian, Liaoning, 116029, China.
Guanghui ZhangInstitute of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Liaoning Normal University, No. 850 Huanghe Road, Shahekou District, Dalian, Liaoning, 116029, China. zhang.guanghui@foxmail.com.
Johanna SilvennoinenFaculty of Information Technology, University of Jyväskylä, P.O.Box FI, 40014, Jyväskylä, Finland.
Fengyu CongSchool of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Medicine, Dalian University of Technology, No. 2 Linggong Road, Ganjingzi District, Dalian, Liaoning, 116024, China. cong@dlut.edu.cn.

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China Scholarship Council No. 201906060241Dalian University of Technology in China DUT20LAB303 and DUT20LAB308Science and Technology Planning Project of Liaoning Province no. 2021JH1/10400049
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Abstract

backgroundColor plays a pivotal role in visual perception, shaping emotions, attention, and cognition, particularly in art-related contexts. However, the influence of artistic training on color perception and neural processing remains poorly understood.

methodsThis study examined differences in color perception between art and non-art groups using behavioral ratings and EEG data. Forty-four participants (22 art majors: 21.82 ± 1.56 years old; 22 non-art majors: 20.73 ± 1.67 years old) with an equal gender ratio were recruited. Participants completed color perception tasks involving cool, warm, and neutral hues while EEG data were recorded with a 65-electrode system. Behavioral ratings and ERP components (P2 and P3) were analyzed, supplemented by decoding analysis to uncover neural processing patterns.

resultsBehavioral data indicated that warm hues elicited higher emotional valence ratings than cool and neutral hues for both groups. EEG analysis revealed that warm and cool hues evoked larger P3 amplitudes compared to neutral hues. A group-hue interaction was observed in the P2 component, with the non-art group showing greater variability in P2 amplitudes across hues. Decoding analysis provided further evidence of distinct neural processing differences between the two groups.

conclusionThese findings demonstrate that color perception differs between art and non-art groups, particularly in the neural processing of the P2 component. Warm and cool hues elicit stronger emotional and attentional responses, highlighting distinct cognitive mechanisms influenced by artistic expertise.

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ArtColor PerceptionEvent-Related Potentials, P300AdultElectroencephalographyEmotionsFemaleHumansMaleYoung AdultArtistic trainingColor perceptionERPP2P3

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PMCPMC12341241

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