Emotional Stroop interference for threatening words is related to reduced EEG delta-beta coupling and low attentional control

International Journal of Psychophysiology

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 194-200

  Putman, Peter ^a   Arias Garcia, Elsa ^a   Pantazi, Ioanna ^a   van Schie, Charlotte ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Affect regulation; Anxiety; Attentional control; Delta beta coupling; Emotional Stroop task

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BETA RHYTHM; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELTA BETA COUPLING; DELTA RHYTHM; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; NORMAL HUMAN; STROOP TEST; THREAT; WORD RECOGNITION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTENTION; DELTA RHYTHM; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; STROOP TEST; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84860315701     PISSN: 01678760     EISSN: 18727697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2012.02.006     Document Type: Article

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