Affective recognition memory processing and event-related brain potentials

Cognitive, Affective and Behavioral Neuroscience

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 186-198

  Kaestner, Erik J ^a   Polich, John ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Arousal; Emotion; ERP; Event related potentials; P300 (P3); Performance measures; Recognition memory; Valence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; ARTICLE; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; EVOKED VISUAL RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; REACTION TIME; RECOGNITION; VISION;

ADULT; AFFECT; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; EVOKED POTENTIALS, VISUAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; PHOTIC STIMULATION; REACTION TIME; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 80051615951     PISSN: 15307026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/s13415-011-0023-4     Document Type: Article

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