Better safe than sorry? The safety margin surrounding the body is increased by anxiety

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 33, Issue 35, 2013, Pages 14225-14230

  Sambo, Chiara F ^a   Iannetti, Gian Domenico ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; DEFENSIVE BEHAVIOR; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EYELID REFLEX; FACE; FEMALE; HAND; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; SELF REPORT; STATE TRAIT ANXIETY INVENTORY;

ADULT; ANXIETY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PERSONAL SPACE; REACTION TIME;

EID: 84883047544     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: 15292401     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.0706-13.2013     Document Type: Article

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