Neuroimaging self-esteem: A fMRI study of individual differences in women

Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 546-555

  Frewen, Paul A ^a   Lundberg, Erica ^a   Brimson Théberge, Melanie ^a   Théberge, Jean ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b ST JOSEPH S HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

^c LAWSON HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Implicit social cognition; Self esteem; Self referential processing

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN MAPPING; DECISION MAKING; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMPLICIT SOCIAL COGNITION; INDIVIDUALITY; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; REACTION TIME; RECOGNITION; SELF CONCEPT; SELF-ESTEEM; SELF-REFERENTIAL PROCESSING; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; VASCULARIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

IMPLICIT SOCIAL COGNITION; SELF-ESTEEM; SELF-REFERENTIAL PROCESSING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAIN MAPPING; CEREBRAL CORTEX; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; INDIVIDUALITY; JUDGMENT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED; OXYGEN; PHOTIC STIMULATION; REACTION TIME; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84879529157     PISSN: 17495016     EISSN: 17495024     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/scan/nss032     Document Type: Article

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