The Skin Conductance Response, Anticipation, and Decision-Making

Journal of Neuroscience, Psychology, and Economics

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 111-116

  Dawson, Michael E ^a   Schell, Anne M ^b   Courtney, Christopher G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b OCCIDENTAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anticipation; Conditioning; Decision making; Iowa Gambling Task; Skin conductance

Indexed keywords

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANTICIPATION; ARTICLE; AVERSION; BEHAVIOR CONTROL; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; COGNITION; DECISION MAKING; ELECTRODERMAL RESPONSE; EMOTION; EVOKED CORTICAL RESPONSE; EXCITATORY JUNCTION POTENTIAL; HUMAN; INVOLUNTARY COMMITMENT; IOWA GAMBLING TASK; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT;

EID: 79956063181     PISSN: 1937321X     EISSN: 2151318X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0022619     Document Type: Article

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