Intentional suppression can lead to a reduction of memory strength: Behavioral and electrophysiological findings

Frontiers in Psychology

Volumn 3, Issue OCT, 2012, Pages

  Waldhauser, Gerd T ^a,b   Lindgren, Magnus ^b   Johansson, Mikael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Event related potentials; Inhibition; Memory suppression; Recognition memory; Think no think

Indexed keywords

EID: 84870945876     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16641078     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2012.00401     Document Type: Article

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