Figure 5

Mean ERP for old (top row) and young (middle row) observers at each level of phase coherence (% information). ERP from individual subjects are depicted in thin grey lines, with the mean across observers in thick black (younger) and green (older) lines. Note the very large N170 recorded in the noisy conditions for older observers only (middle left). In the bottom row, N170 amplitudes are shown for each subject as a function of age at each level of phase coherence. Black triangles = younger subjects, green stars = older subjects.