EEG theta/beta ratio in relation to fear-modulated response-inhibition, attentional control, and affective traits

Biological Psychology

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 73-78

  Putman, Peter ^a   van Peer, Jacobien ^a   Maimari, Ioulia ^a   van der Werff, Steven ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Approach motivation; Attentional control; EEG; Emotion regulation; Inhibition; Theta beta ratio

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BETA RHYTHM; BIOLOGICAL TRAIT; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN FUNCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EMOTIONALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MOTIVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; TASK PERFORMANCE; THETA RHYTHM;

ADULT; AFFECT; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; BETA RHYTHM; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEAR; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMANS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); REACTION TIME; SELF EFFICACY; SOCIAL CONTROL, INFORMAL; THETA RHYTHM;

EID: 75949105640     PISSN: 03010511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2009.10.008     Document Type: Article

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