Neuroimaging studies of attention and the processing of emotion-laden stimuli

Progress in Brain Research

Volumn 144, Issue , 2004, Pages 171-182

  Pessoa, Luiz ^a   Ungerleider, Leslie G ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ATTENTION; AWARENESS; BRAIN REGION; CONFERENCE PAPER; EMOTION; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; MONKEY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; VISUAL INFORMATION; VISUAL SYSTEM;

EID: 0344440994     PISSN: 00796123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0079-6123(03)14412-3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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