Anxiety impairs inhibitory control but not volitional action control

Cognition and Emotion

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 241-254

  Ansari, Tahereh L ^a   Derakshan, Nazanin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antisaccade; Anxiety; Inhibition; Saccade generation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE FIXATION; EYE TRACKING; HUMAN; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); LATENT PERIOD; MENTAL TASK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACCADIC EYE MOVEMENT; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISUAL STIMULATION;

EID: 76949096744     PISSN: 02699931     EISSN: 14640600     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02699930903381531     Document Type: Article

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