Various aspects of cortical face processing have been studied by assessing event related potentials (ERP). It has been described in the literature that mismatch negativity (MMN), a well-studied ERP, is not only modulated by sensory features but also emotional valence. However, the exact impact of emotion on the temporo-spatial profile of visual MMN during face processing remains inconsistent. By employing a sequential oddball paradigm using both neutral and emotional deviants, we were able to differentiate two distinct vMMN subcomponents. While an early subcomponent at 150-250 ms is elicited by emotional salient facial stimuli, the later subcomponent at 250-400 ms seems to reflect the detection of regularity violations in facial recognition per se, unaffected by emotional salience. Our results suggest that emotional valence is encoded in vMMN signal strength at an early stage of facial processing. Furthermore, we assume that of facial processing consists of temporo-spatially distinct, partially overlapping levels concerning different facial aspects.
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