Neural correlates of mental state decoding in human adults: An event-related potential study

Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 415-426

  Sabbagh, Mark A ^a   Moulson, Margaret C ^a   Harkness, Kate L ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; BRAIN REGION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EMOTION; EVENT RELATED POTENTIAL; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; SOCIAL INTERACTION; TEMPORAL LOBE; THEORY;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BRAIN MAPPING; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ELECTROMAGNETICS; EVOKED POTENTIALS; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL PROCESSES; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; SEX; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; TEMPORAL LOBE;

EID: 1642343228     PISSN: 0898929X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/089892904322926755     Document Type: Article

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