Updating Positive and Negative Stimuli in Working Memory in Depression

Journal of Experimental Psychology: General

Volumn 139, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 654-664

  Levens, Sara M ^a   Gotlib, Ian H ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Depression; Emotion processing; Emotion regulation; N back; Working memory

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; EMOTION; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; SHORT TERM MEMORY;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; EMOTIONS; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME;

EID: 78349238892     PISSN: 00963445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0020283     Document Type: Article

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