Frontal brain oscillations and social anxiety: A cross-frequency spectral analysis during baseline and speech anticipation

Biological Psychology

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 125-132

  Miskovic, Vladimir ^a   Ashbaugh, Andrea R ^a   Santesso, Diane L ^a   McCabe, Randi E ^a,b   Antony, Martin M ^c   Schmidt, Louis A ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Beta oscillations; Cortico subcortical interaction; Cross frequency coupling; Delta oscillations; Electroencephalography; Emotion; Social anxiety

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; BRAIN FUNCTION; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELTA RHYTHM; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EMOTION; FEMALE; FRONTAL CORTEX; GAMMA RHYTHM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MOTIVATION; OSCILLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC SPEAKING; SOCIAL PHOBIA; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHOBIC DISORDERS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPEECH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 75949110074     PISSN: 03010511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2009.11.010     Document Type: Article

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