Subliminal food images compromise superior working memory performance in women with restricting anorexia nervosa

Consciousness and Cognition

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 751-763

  Brooks, Samantha J ^a,b   O'Daly, Owen G ^a   Uher, Rudolf ^a   Schiöth, Helgi B ^b   Treasure, Janet ^a   Campbell, Iain C ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

DLPFC; Food; Restricting anorexia nervosa; Subliminal; Working memory

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; ANTERIOR CINGULATE; ANXIETY; APPETITE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ERROR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MENTAL TASK; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; SELF REPORT; STIMULUS; WORKING MEMORY;

ADULT; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; ANXIETY; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; FOOD; GYRUS CINGULI; HUMANS; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SUBLIMINAL STIMULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84860531160     PISSN: 10538100     EISSN: 10902376     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.concog.2012.02.006     Document Type: Article

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