Evidence for a dopaminergic link between working memory and agentic extraversion: An analysis of load-related changes in EEG alpha 1 activity

Biological Psychology

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 46-59

  Chavanon, Mira Lynn ^a   Wacker, Jan ^a   Leue, Anja ^a   Stemmler, Gerhard ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dopamine; EEG; Extraversion; Working memory

Indexed keywords

DOPAMINE 2 RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; PLACEBO; SULPIRIDE;

ADULT; ALPHA RHYTHM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPAMINERGIC ACTIVITY; DOPAMINERGIC NERVE CELL; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EXTRAVERSION; FRONTAL CORTEX; HUMAN; MALE; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PARIETAL LOBE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TASK PERFORMANCE; WORKING MEMORY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALPHA RHYTHM; BRAIN; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSANTS; DOPAMINE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EXTRAVERSION (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MEMORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SULPIRIDE;

EID: 33751162124     PISSN: 03010511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2006.07.001     Document Type: Article

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