Attention training and the threat bias: An ERP study

Brain and Cognition

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 63-73

  O'Toole, Laura ^a   Dennis, Tracy A ^a,b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Attention training; Dot probe; ERP

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; ATTENTION; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EVENT RELATED POTENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MENTAL TASK; NEUROMODULATION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TASK PERFORMANCE; THREAT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTENTION; CEREBRAL CORTEX; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHOTIC STIMULATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; REACTION TIME;

EID: 82455199131     PISSN: 02782626     EISSN: 10902147     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bandc.2011.10.007     Document Type: Article

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