Effects of experimentally induced dissociation on attention and memory

Consciousness and Cognition

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 315-323

  Brewin, Chris R ^a   Ma, Belinda Y T ^a   Colson, Jessica ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attention; Dissociation; Memory; Time; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEMORY; MENTAL DISSOCIATION; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; RECALL; SEXUAL CRIME; TIME PERCEPTION;

EID: 84873742995     PISSN: 10538100     EISSN: 10902376     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.concog.2012.08.005     Document Type: Article

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