Frontal brain oscillation modulation in facial emotion comprehension: The role of reward and inhibitory systems in subliminal and supraliminal processing

Journal of Cognitive Psychology

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 723-735

  Balconi, Michela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alpha power; Emotion; Facial expression; Frequency band analysis; Hemispheric differences

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALPHA RHYTHM; ANGER; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEAR; FEMALE; FRONTAL CORTEX; HAPPINESS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEFT HEMISPHERE; MALE; MOTIVATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGHT HEMISPHERE; BEHAVIOURAL ACTIVATION SYSTEM; BEHAVIOURAL INHIBITION SYSTEM; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; COMPREHENSION; CONSCIOUSNESS; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EMOTIONALITY; FRONTAL LOBE; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; MENTAL FUNCTION; NEUROMODULATION; OSCILLATION; PERCEPTION; REWARD; SCORING SYSTEM; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISUAL STIMULATION;

EID: 80053557319     PISSN: 20445911     EISSN: 2044592X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/20445911.2011.572873     Document Type: Article

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