Activity Inhibition: A Predictor of Lateralized Brain Function During Stress?

Neuropsychology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 392-404

  Schultheiss, Oliver C ^a   Riebel, Kathrin ^b   Jones, Nicolette M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^b JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

activity inhibition; content analysis; laterality; self regulation; stress

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; IMMUNE SYSTEM; LEFT HEMISPHERE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; RIGHT HEMISPHERE;

AFFECT; BRAIN; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; ORIENTATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; SPATIAL BEHAVIOR; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 65649093686     PISSN: 08944105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0014591     Document Type: Article

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