Response inhibition is linked to emotional devaluation: Behavioural and electrophysiological evidence

Frontiers in Human Neuroscience

Volumn 2, Issue OCT, 2008, Pages

  Kiss, Monika ^a   Raymond, Jane E ^b   Westoby, Nikki ^b   Nobre, Anna C ^c   Eimer, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cognitive control; Emotion; Event related brain potentials; Nogo N2 component; Response inhibition

Indexed keywords

EID: 69449107637     PISSN: 16625161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/neuro.09.013.2008     Document Type: Article

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