Neural correlates of the females' susceptibility to negative emotions: An insight into gender-related prevalence of affective disturbances

Human Brain Mapping

Volumn 30, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 3676-3686

  Yuan, Jiajin ^a,b   Luo, Yuejia ^c   Yan, Jin H ^d   Meng, Xianxin ^a,b   Yu, Fengqiong ^a,b   Li, Hong ^a,b  

^a BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (China)

^b SOUTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Affective disturbances; ERP, valence strength; Gender differences; Susceptibility

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EMOTION; EVENT RELATED POTENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOOD DISORDER; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; BRAIN MAPPING; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ELECTROOCULOGRAPHY; EMOTIONS; EVOKED POTENTIALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOOD DISORDERS; PHOTIC STIMULATION; REACTION TIME; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70350316505     PISSN: 10659471     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hbm.20796     Document Type: Article

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