Top down modulation of attention to food cues via working memory

Appetite

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 71-75

  Higgs, Suzanne ^a   Rutters, Femke ^a   Thomas, Jason M ^a   Naish, Katherine ^a   Humphreys, Glyn W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attention; Food and non food cues; Lean participants; Working memory

Indexed keywords

ADULT; APPETITE; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; ATTENTION; BODY MASS; CAR; FEMALE; FOOD; HUMAN; MALE; WORKING MEMORY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTENTION; CUES; FEMALE; FOOD; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; OBESITY; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; REACTION TIME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84859931961     PISSN: 01956663     EISSN: 10958304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2012.03.018     Document Type: Article

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