Emotion processing facilitates working memory performance

Cognition and Emotion

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1196-1204

  Lindström, Björn R ^a   Bohlin, Gunilla ^b  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Emotion; Executive attention; n back task; Working memory

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; EMOTION; EMOTIONALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPONSE TIME; SEXUALITY; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TASK PERFORMANCE; VIOLENCE; VISUAL STIMULATION; WORKING MEMORY;

ADULT; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 84855666170     PISSN: 02699931     EISSN: 14640600     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02699931.2010.527703     Document Type: Article

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