Can emotion modulate attention? Evidence for reciprocal links in the attentional network test

Experimental Psychology

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 171-179

  Cohen, Noga ^a   Henik, Avishai ^a   Mor, Nilly ^b  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Attention; Attention network test; Attentional networks; Emotion regulation; Emotional stimuli; Executive functions

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; ATTENTION; EMOTION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; ORIENTATION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; STUDENT;

ATTENTION; CUES; EMOTIONS; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; ORIENTATION; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; STUDENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79955493157     PISSN: 16183169     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027/1618-3169/a000083     Document Type: Article

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