DLPFC implication in memory processing of affective information. A look on anxiety trait contribution

Neuropsychological Trends

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 53-70

  Ferrari, Chiara ^a   Balconi, Michela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anxiety trait; Dorso lateral prefrontal cortex; Emotional content; Recognition memory; rTMS

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052487374     PISSN: 1970321X     EISSN: 19703201     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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