Brain Mechanisms of Social Threat Effects on Working Memory

Social threat can have adverse effects on cognitive performance, but the brain mechanisms underlying its effects are poorly understood. We investigated the effects of social evaluative threat on working memory (WM), a core component of many important cognitive capabilities. Social threat impaired WM...

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Published in:	Cerebral cortex (New York, N.Y. 1991) Vol. 26; no. 2; pp. 544 - 556
Main Authors:	van Ast, V A, Spicer, J, Smith, E E, Schmer-Galunder, S, Liberzon, I, Abelson, J L, Wager, T D
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Oxford University Press 01-02-2016
Subjects:	Adolescent Adult Analysis of Variance Attention Brain Mapping Cerebral Cortex - blood supply Cerebral Cortex - physiology Emotions - physiology Female Functional Laterality Humans Hydrocortisone - metabolism Image Processing, Computer-Assisted Magnetic Resonance Imaging Male Memory, Short-Term - physiology Neural Pathways Neuropsychological Tests Oxygen - blood Saliva - metabolism Social Behavior Verbal Learning Young Adult intraparietal sulcus fMRI stress mediation executive function
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