BIS/BAS responses to emotional cues: Self report, autonomic measure and alpha band modulation

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 47, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 858-863

  Balconi, Michela ^a   Falbo, Luciana ^a   Brambilla, Emma ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Autonomic measures; BIS BAS systems; Emotions; Frequency bands; Lateralization

Indexed keywords

EID: 69849105006     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2009.07.004     Document Type: Article

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