Abstract
Face perception is important for our social interaction. When we perceive faces, not only face features such as its configuration and contour but also face color might affect our face perception. This study aimed to reveal the effect of the color information on face processing and consider its developmental aspects. For this purpose, an event-related potential (ERP) was measured while a natural or blue color face was presented to adults (N=10, mean age of 25.4 years) and infants (N=14, mean age of 245 days). As a result, the amplitude of the ERP (adult N170 and infant N290) which deeply correlates with face processing tended to be larger in response to a blue color face than in response to a natural color face. The result indicates that the color information effects on face processing in similar way with face configuration and that face color might also play important roles in the processing not only for adults but also for infants.
