Too bad: Bias for angry faces in social anxiety interferes with identity processing
J Hagemann, T Straube, C Schulz - Neuropsychologia, 2016 - Elsevier
The recognition of faces across incidences is a complex function of the human brain and a
crucial ability for communication and daily interactions. This first study on ERP correlates of …
crucial ability for communication and daily interactions. This first study on ERP correlates of …
The influence of stimulus valence on perceptual processing of facial expressions and subsequent response inhibition
The constant interplay between affective processing and cognitive control supports emotion
regulation and appropriate social functioning. Even when affective stimuli are processed …
regulation and appropriate social functioning. Even when affective stimuli are processed …
The altered early components and the decisive later process underlying attention bias modification in social anxiety: evidence from event-related potentials
D Pan, Y Wang, Z Lei, Y Wang… - Social Cognitive and …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Attention bias modification (ABM) is a potential intervention in relieving social anxiety
symptoms, while its underlying neural mechanisms are not yet understood. The current …
symptoms, while its underlying neural mechanisms are not yet understood. The current …
Competition effects of threatening faces in social anxiety.
Threatening faces involuntarily grab attention in socially anxious individuals. It is unclear,
however, whether attention capture is at the expense of concurrent visual processing. The …
however, whether attention capture is at the expense of concurrent visual processing. The …
Spatial attention effects of disgusted and fearful faces
D Zhang, Y Liu, C Zhou, Y Chen, Y Luo - PLoS One, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Effective processing of threat-related stimuli is of significant evolutionary advantage. Given
the intricate relationship between attention and the neural processing of threat-related …
the intricate relationship between attention and the neural processing of threat-related …
Healthy individuals maintain adaptive stimulus evaluation under predictable and unpredictable threat
IAG Klinkenberg, MA Rehbein, C Steinberg, AL Klahn… - NeuroImage, 2016 - Elsevier
The anxiety inducing paradigms such as the threat-of-shock paradigm have provided ample
data on the emotional processing of predictable and unpredictable threat, but little is known …
data on the emotional processing of predictable and unpredictable threat, but little is known …
Reduced dorsal anterior cingulate cortical activity during emotional regulation and top-down attentional control in generalized social phobia, generalized anxiety …
BACKGROUND: Generalized social phobia (GSP) and generalized anxiety disorder (GAD)
are both associated with emotion dysregulation. Research implicates dorsal anterior …
are both associated with emotion dysregulation. Research implicates dorsal anterior …
Prioritization of danger-related social signals during threat-induced anxiety.
Under threat, the combinations of fearful display and gaze orientation emitted by others can
provide crucial information about the presence and location of the danger, as well as …
provide crucial information about the presence and location of the danger, as well as …
Anxiety overrides the blocking effects of high perceptual load on amygdala reactivity to threat-related distractors
Amygdala reactivity to threat-related distractor stimuli can be abolished in perceptually
demanding contexts. Premised on the biological imperative to respond swiftly to threat, we …
demanding contexts. Premised on the biological imperative to respond swiftly to threat, we …
Neural mechanisms of proactive and reactive cognitive control in social anxiety
Social anxiety—the fear of social embarrassment and negative evaluation by others—ranks
among people's worst fears, and it is often thought to impair task performance. We …
among people's worst fears, and it is often thought to impair task performance. We …