Neural correlates of a computerized attention modification program in anxious subjects

Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience

Volumn 9, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1379-1387

  Taylor, Charles T ^a,b   Aupperle, Robin L ^c   Flagan, Taru ^d   Simmons, Alan N ^b,e   Amir, Nader ^a   Stein, Murray B ^b,e   Paulus, Martin P ^b,e  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^e VA SAN DIEGO HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANXIETY; ATTENTION; BLOOD; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; COMPUTER ASSISTED THERAPY; DEVICES; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; REHABILITATION; VASCULARIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANXIETY; ATTENTION; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; OXYGEN; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84921956600     PISSN: 17495016     EISSN: 17495024     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/scan/nst128     Document Type: Article

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