Frontal EEG asymmetry as predictor of physiological responses to aversive memories

Psychophysiology

Volumn 51, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 853-865

  Meyer, Thomas ^a   Quaedflieg, Conny W E M ^a   Giesbrecht, Timo ^a   Meijer, Ewout H ^a   Abiad, Schahrasad ^a   Smeets, Tom ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Aversive memories; Eye blink startle; Frontal alpha asymmetry; Post traumatic stress disorder; Trauma film

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY; PHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOPATHOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84904564838     PISSN: 00485772     EISSN: 14698986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/psyp.12230     Document Type: Article

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