Psychological and neural mechanisms associated with effort-related cardiovascular reactivity and cognitive control: An integrative approach

International Journal of Psychophysiology

Volumn 119, Issue , 2017, Pages 11-18

  Silvestrini, Nicolas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Anterior cingulate cortex; Cardiovascular reactivity; Cognitive control; Conflict monitoring; Effort; Self regulation

Indexed keywords

AUTOREGULATION; BEHAVIOR; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; DORSAL ANTERIOR CINGULATE CORTEX; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MODEL; MONITORING; PREDICTION; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; BLOOD PRESSURE; CINGULATE GYRUS; HEART RATE; PHYSIOLOGY;

BLOOD PRESSURE; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; GYRUS CINGULI; HEART RATE; HUMANS; PREFRONTAL CORTEX;

EID: 85009398274     PISSN: 01678760     EISSN: 18727697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2016.12.009     Document Type: Article

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