Expectation Shapes Neural Preparation for AI-generated and Real Image Processing: Evidence from EEG
Yonghao Chen, Anna Eiserbeck, Martin Maier, Felix Klotzsche, S. Hofmann, Julia Baum, Birgit Nierula, Anna Hilsmann, Sebastian Bosse, Arno Villringer, Rasha Abdel Rahman, Michael Gaebler, Vadim Nikulin
The paper investigates how expectations about AI-generated images affect neural preparation, finding lower alpha power when expecting fake faces compared to real ones.
bioRxiv · Jul 17, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience