Cardiac vagal control predicts spontaneous regulation of negative emotional expression and subsequent cognitive performance

Biological Psychology

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 531-540

  Pu, Jie ^a   Schmeichel, Brandon J ^b   Demaree, Heath A ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac vagal control; Cognition; Emotion regulation; Expression suppression; RSA

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOREGULATION; CARDIAC VAGAL CONTROL; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; FILM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; RESPIRATORY SINUS ARRHYTHMIA; SINUS ARRHYTHMIA; SPATIAL MEMORY; VERBAL MEMORY; WORKING MEMORY;

EID: 77953538528     PISSN: 03010511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2009.07.006     Document Type: Article

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