Single-session attention bias modification and error-related brain activity

Cognitive, Affective and Behavioral Neuroscience

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 776-786

  Nelson, Brady D ^a   Jackson, Felicia ^a   Amir, Nader ^b,c   Hajcak, Greg ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Attention bias modification; Error related negativity; Event related potentials; Threat

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; ATTENTION; BRAIN; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EVOKED RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; ATTENTION; BRAIN; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84947047715     PISSN: 15307026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/s13415-015-0365-4     Document Type: Article

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