The temporal dynamics of emotion regulation: An EEG study of distraction and reappraisal

Biological Psychology

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 84-92

  Thiruchselvam, Ravi ^a   Blechert, Jens ^a   Sheppes, Gal ^a   Rydstrom, Anders ^b   Gross, James J ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Distraction; Emotion regulation; Event related potentials; Late positive potential; Reappraisal

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTRACTION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAPPRAISAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; STIMULUS RESPONSE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NONLINEAR DYNAMICS; PHOTIC STIMULATION; REACTION TIME; TIME FACTORS; VISUAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79953329795     PISSN: 03010511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2011.02.009     Document Type: Article

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