The effect of a naturalistic stressor on frontal EEG asymmetry, stress, and health

Biological Psychology

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 239-247

  Lewis, Richard S ^a   Weekes, Nicole Y ^a   Wang, Tracy H ^b  

^a POMONA COLLEGE   (United States)

^b CLAREMONT MCKENNA COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

EEG; Frontal asymmetry; Health; Stress

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALPHA RHYTHM; ANXIETY; AROUSAL; BRAIN MAPPING; DOMINANCE, CEREBRAL; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOURIER ANALYSIS; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC DISORDERS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 34250214987     PISSN: 03010511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2007.03.004     Document Type: Article

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