Autonomic nervous system reactivity to positive and negative mood induction: The role of acute psychological responses and frontal electrocortical activity

Biological Psychology

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 230-238

  Kop, Willem J ^a,b   Synowski, Stephen J ^a   Newell, Miranda E ^b   Schmidt, Louis A ^c   Waldstein, Shari R ^a,d   Fox, Nathan A ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences and the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center   (United States)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Autonomic nervous system; Brain; Electroencephalography; Emotion; Heart rate variability; Negative affect; Positive affect

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALPHA RHYTHM; ANGER; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; BRAIN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EMOTIONALITY; FEMALE; FRONTAL CORTEX; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HAPPINESS; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL TASK; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; PARASYMPATHETIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECALL;

ADULT; AFFECT; ATTENTION; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REACTION TIME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952317009     PISSN: 03010511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2010.12.003     Document Type: Article

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