Figure 3
Generalization of reading-related N170 expertise to novel word forms. The pseudoword N170 differs from both the symbol N170 and the word N170, but the two effects show distinct topographies. The pseudoword-symbol effect shows large differences at inferior (surrounding negative difference) and superior (central positive difference) locations. The word-pseudoword effect is most pronounced over left occipito-temporal electrodes. Critical t-values are 2.14 (p<0.05), 2.98 (p<0.01), and 4.14 (p<0.001).