Neuroticism predicts resting frontal EEG asymmetry variability

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 823-832

  Minnix, Jennifer A ^a   Kline, John P ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; EEG asymmetry; EEG variability; Negative affect; Neuroticism

Indexed keywords

EID: 0742324166     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0191-8869(03)00155-7     Document Type: Article

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