Neurophysiological correlates of comprehending emotional meaning in context

Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience

Volumn 21, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 2245-2262

  Holt, Daphne J ^a   Lynn, Spencer K ^b   Kuperberg, Gina R ^a,c  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b MCLEAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EMOTIONALITY; EVENT RELATED POTENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE PROCESSING; MALE; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMANTIC MEMORY; STIMULUS RESPONSE;

ADULT; CEREBRAL CORTEX; COMPREHENSION; CONCEPT FORMATION; EMOTIONS; EVOKED POTENTIALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEURAL PATHWAYS; REFERENCE VALUES; SEMANTICS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349232972     PISSN: 0898929X     EISSN: 15308898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/jocn.2008.21151     Document Type: Article

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