Neural plasticity in response to attention training in anxiety

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 667-677

  Eldar, S ^a   Bar Haim, Y ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Attention training; Dot probe; ERP

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EVOKED RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REACTION TIME; TEACHING;

ANXIETY DISORDERS; ATTENTION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; REACTION TIME; TEACHING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77952425892     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: 14698978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291709990766     Document Type: Article

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