Resting state EEG delta-beta coherence in relation to anxiety, behavioral inhibition, and selective attentional processing of threatening stimuli

International Journal of Psychophysiology

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 63-68

  Putman, Peter ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Behavioral inhibition; Cross talk; Delta beta coherence; EEG; Selective attention

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; RESPONSE TIME; SELECTIVE ATTENTION; TASK PERFORMANCE; THREAT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; ATTENTION; BETA RHYTHM; DELTA RHYTHM; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); PHOTIC STIMULATION; REACTION TIME; REST; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79953107895     PISSN: 01678760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2011.01.011     Document Type: Article

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