Anger and frontal brain activity: EEG asymmetry consistent with approach motivation despite negative affective valence

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 74, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1310-1316

  Harmon Jones, Eddie ^a,d   Allen, John J B ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^c The University of Arizona   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AFFECT; ALPHA RHYTHM; ANGER; ARTICLE; BRAIN MAPPING; CHILD; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; IMPULSE CONTROL DISORDER; MALE; MOTIVATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE;

ADOLESCENT; AFFECT; ALPHA RHYTHM; ANGER; BRAIN MAPPING; CHILD; CONFOUNDING FACTORS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; IMPULSE CONTROL DISORDERS; MALE; MOTIVATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES;

EID: 0032063470     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-3514.74.5.1310     Document Type: Article

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