Stress induces a functional asymmetry in an emotional attention task

Cognition and Emotion

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 558-566

  Brüne, Martin ^a   Nadolny, Nadja ^a,b   Güntürkün, Onur ^b   Wolf, Oliver T ^b  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^b RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Attention; Cortisol; Dot probe paradigm; Hemispheric asymmetry; Stress; Valence

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BRAIN ASYMMETRY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; EXERCISE TEST; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MENTAL TASK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESPONSE TIME; RIGHT HEMISPHERE; SOCIAL STRESS; AFFECT; FACIAL EXPRESSION; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; METABOLISM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; SALIVA; VISUAL FIELD;

AFFECT; ATTENTION; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; SALIVA; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; VISUAL FIELDS;

EID: 84875913954     PISSN: 02699931     EISSN: 14640600     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02699931.2012.726211     Document Type: Article

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