Brain oscillations and BIS/BAS (behavioral inhibition/activation system) effects on processing masked emotional cues. ERS/ERD and coherence measures of alpha band

International Journal of Psychophysiology

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 158-165

  Balconi, Michela ^a   Mazza, Guido ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE   (Italy)

Author keywords

BIS BAS; Brain oscillations; Consciousness; EEG; Emotions; ERS ERD modulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALPHA RHYTHM; ANGER; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; BRAIN FUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTIONALITY; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEAR; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; HAPPINESS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEFT HEMISPHERE; MALE; MOTIVATION; NORMAL HUMAN; REWARD; RIGHT HEMISPHERE; STIMULUS RESPONSE;

ADULT; ALPHA RHYTHM; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BRAIN MAPPING; CUES; EMOTIONS; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; PERCEPTUAL MASKING; PHOTIC STIMULATION; REACTION TIME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349736398     PISSN: 01678760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2009.08.006     Document Type: Article

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