Anterior EEG asymmetries and opponent process theory

International Journal of Psychophysiology

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 302-307

  Kline, John P ^a   Blackhart, Ginette C ^b   Williams, William C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA   (United States)

^b EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c EASTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Affect; Affect regulation; Anterior asymmetry; EEG; EEG asymmetry; Emotion; Emotion regulation; Motivation; Opponent process

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; ARTICLE; BRAIN ASYMMETRY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EMOTION; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMAGING SYSTEM; INTERNATIONAL AFFECTIVE PICTURE SYSTEM; MALE; MOTIVATION; NORMAL HUMAN; OPPPONENT PROCESS THEORY; THEORY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CORTICAL SYNCHRONIZATION; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; MALE; MOTIVATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PHOTIC STIMULATION; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 33847230883     PISSN: 01678760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2006.12.003     Document Type: Article

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