Preliminary Study on Gender Differences in EEG-Based Emotional Responses in Virtual Architectural Environments
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Research Content
2.1. Research Object
2.2. Experimental Materials
2.3. Experimental Equipment
3. EEG-Based Emotion Measurement Process
3.1. Experiment Overview
3.2. Experimental Procedure
3.3. Experimental Methods
3.4. Experimental Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Li, Z.; Wang, K.; Hai, M.; Cai, P.; Zhang, Y. Preliminary Study on Gender Differences in EEG-Based Emotional Responses in Virtual Architectural Environments. Buildings 2024, 14, 2884. https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings14092884
Li Z, Wang K, Hai M, Cai P, Zhang Y. Preliminary Study on Gender Differences in EEG-Based Emotional Responses in Virtual Architectural Environments. Buildings. 2024; 14(9):2884. https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings14092884
Chicago/Turabian StyleLi, Zhubin, Kun Wang, Mingyue Hai, Pengyu Cai, and Ya Zhang. 2024. "Preliminary Study on Gender Differences in EEG-Based Emotional Responses in Virtual Architectural Environments" Buildings 14, no. 9: 2884. https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings14092884