Clarifying the emotive functions of asymmetrical frontal cortical activity

Psychophysiology

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 838-848

  Harmon Jones, Eddie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Anger; Asymmetrical frontal cortical activity; Emotion; Motivation

Indexed keywords

TESTOSTERONE; HORMONE;

AFFECT; ANGER; BEHAVIOR; BRAIN ASYMMETRY; BRAIN FUNCTION; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; CONFERENCE PAPER; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EMOTION; EMPATHY; EXPERIENCE; FRONTAL CORTEX; HORMONE ACTION; HUMAN; HYPOMANIA; MOTIVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WITHDRAWAL REFLEX; BIOSYNTHESIS; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FRONTAL LOBE; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; INDIVIDUALITY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

ANGER; BEHAVIOR; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EMOTIONS; FRONTAL LOBE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HORMONES; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; MOTIVATION;

EID: 0242389818     PISSN: 00485772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1469-8986.00121     Document Type: Conference Paper

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