Working memory load reduces facilitated processing of threatening faces: An ERP study.

Emotion

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1340-1349

  Van Dillen, Lotte F ^a   Derks, Belle ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

attentional selectivity; cognitive resources; facial expression; LPP; N2

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGER; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVENT RELATED POTENTIAL; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MENTAL LOAD; PERCEPTION; RECOGNITION; TASK PERFORMANCE; WORKING MEMORY;

ADULT; ANGER; ATTENTION; BRAIN; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EMOTIONS; EVOKED POTENTIALS; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FACE; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HAPPINESS; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84868302332     PISSN: 15283542     EISSN: 19311516     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0028624     Document Type: Article

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