Brain activity in self- and value-related regions in response to online antismoking messages predicts behavior change

Journal of Media Psychology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 93-108

  Cooper, Nicole ^a   Tompson, Steve ^a   O'Donnell, Matthew Brook ^a   Falk, Emily B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior change; Brain as predictor; Cognitive neuroscience; Neuroimaging; Smoking

Indexed keywords

EID: 84940114979     PISSN: 18641105     EISSN: 21512388     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027/1864-1105/a000146     Document Type: Article

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