The neural correlates of attempting to suppress negative versus neutral memories

Cognitive, Affective and Behavioral Neuroscience

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 182-194

  Butler, Andrew J ^a   James, Karin H ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; ATTENTION; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; FEMALE; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; MALE; MEMORY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; READING; RECALL; VISION;

AMYGDALA; ATTENTION; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; CUES; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MEMORY; MENTAL RECALL; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PHOTIC STIMULATION; READING; VISUAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955858021     PISSN: 15307026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/CABN.10.2.182     Document Type: Article

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