Posttraumatic stress disorder is associated with limited executive resources in a working memory task

Cognitive, Affective and Behavioral Neuroscience

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 792-804

  Honzel, Nikki ^a   Justus, Timothy ^b   Swick, Diane ^a,c  

^a VA NORTHERN CALIFORNIA HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b PITZER COLLEGE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Dual task; ERP; Executive function; PTSD; Sternberg memory task; Working memory

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ASSOCIATION; BRAIN MAPPING; COMPLICATION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EVOKED RESPONSE; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEMORY DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; REACTION TIME; SHORT TERM MEMORY; VETERAN; WAR; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AFGHAN CAMPAIGN 2001-; ASSOCIATION; BRAIN MAPPING; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRAQ WAR, 2003-2011; MALE; MEMORY DISORDERS; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PHOTIC STIMULATION; REACTION TIME; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; VETERANS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84904311141     PISSN: 15307026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/s13415-013-0219-x     Document Type: Article

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