Out of the group, out of control? The brain responds to social exclusion with changes in cognitive control

Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience

Volumn 8, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 789-794

  Otten, Marte ^a   Jonas, Kai J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Eeg; Erp; N2; Ostracism; P3; Social exclusion

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN; COGNITION; CONFLICT; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EMOTION; ERP; EVOKED RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; OSTRACISM; P3; PHYSIOLOGY; REACTION TIME; SOCIAL DISTANCE; SOCIAL EXCLUSION; YOUNG ADULT;

EEG; ERP; OSTRACISM; P3; SOCIAL EXCLUSION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAIN; COGNITION; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); EMOTIONS; EVOKED POTENTIALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; REACTION TIME; SOCIAL DISTANCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84885750499     PISSN: 17495016     EISSN: 17495024     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/scan/nss071     Document Type: Article

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