Sex moderates the relationship between worry and performance monitoring brain activity in undergraduates

International Journal of Psychophysiology

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 188-194

  Moran, Tim P ^a   Taylor, Danielle ^a   Moser, Jason S ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Biomarkers; CRN; ERN; Pe; Sex differences

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVENT RELATED POTENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROMONITORING; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EMOTIONS; EVOKED POTENTIALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOPHYSICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REACTION TIME; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES; VOCABULARY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84865357544     PISSN: 01678760     EISSN: 18727697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2012.05.005     Document Type: Article

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