Can we shield ourselves from task disturbance by emotion-laden stimulation?

Cognitive, Affective and Behavioral Neuroscience

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 1009-1025

  Augst, Susanne ^a   Kleinsorge, Thomas ^b   Kunde, Wilfried ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^b LEIBNIZ RESEARCH CENTRE FOR WORKING ENVIRONMENT AND HUMAN FACTORS   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Affective processing; Cognitive control

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ASSOCIATION; ATTENTION; COGNITION; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; REACTION TIME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTENTION; COGNITION; CUES; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PHOTIC STIMULATION; REACTION TIME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84905746213     PISSN: 15307026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/s13415-013-0243-x     Document Type: Article

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