An asymmetric inhibition model of hemispheric differences in emotional processing

Frontiers in Psychology

Volumn 5, Issue MAY, 2014, Pages

  Grimshaw, Gina M ^a   Carmel, David ^b  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attention; EEG; Emotion; Executive control; Frontal asymmetry; Hemispheric asymmetry; Inhibition; Prefrontal cortex

Indexed keywords

EID: 84903942640     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16641078     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2014.00489     Document Type: Article

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