Effect of Bipolar Disorder on Left Frontal Cortical Responses to Goals Differing in Valence and Task Difficulty

Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 63, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 693-698

  Harmon Jones, Eddie ^a   Abramson, Lyn Y ^b   Nusslock, Robin ^b   Sigelman, Jonathan D ^b   Urosevic, Snezana ^b   Turonie, Lee D ^b   Alloy, Lauren B ^c   Fearn, Meghan ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Approach motivation; asymmetrical frontal cortical activity; behavioral approach sensitivity; bipolar disorders; EEG alpha power; rewards

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALPHA RHYTHM; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; BIPOLAR DISORDER; BRAIN REGION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FEMALE; FRONTAL CORTEX; HEMISPHERE; HUMAN; MALE; MANIA; MOTIVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; REWARD; RIGHT HANDEDNESS; SELF REPORT; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CEREBRAL CORTEX; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; GOALS; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE;

EID: 40149094770     PISSN: 00063223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2007.08.004     Document Type: Article

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