Increased error-related brain activity in generalized anxiety disorder

Biological Psychology

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 472-480

  Weinberg, Anna ^a   Olvet, Doreen M ^b,c   Hajcak, Greg ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Northwell Health   (United States)

^c FEINSTEIN INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterior cingulate cortex; EEG; ERN; ERP; Generalized anxiety disorder; Worry

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CINGULATE GYRUS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; ELECTROCORTICOGRAPHY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EVENT RELATED POTENTIAL; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER; HUMAN; MALE; NERVE POTENTIAL; NEUROIMAGING; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; BRAIN MAPPING; CONTINGENT NEGATIVE VARIATION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GYRUS CINGULI; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; REACTION TIME; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF REPORT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78149360192     PISSN: 03010511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2010.09.011     Document Type: Article

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