Background Low spontaneous EEG theta/beta ratio (TBR) is associated with greater
executive control. Their role in regulation of attentional bias for stimuli of different threat …

It is generally held that anxiety is characterized by an attentional bias for threatening
information. In recent years there has been an important debate whether these biases reside …

Consistent research evidence supports the existence of threat-relevant cognitive bias in
anxiety, but there remains controversy about which stages of information processing are …

BACKGROUND: A tendency to orient attention toward threatening stimuli may be involved in
the etiology of anxiety disorders. In keeping with this, both psychological and …

In this review of research concerning anxiety-linked attentional bias, we seek to illustrate a
general principle that we contend applies across the breadth of experimental …

According to cognitive models of anxiety disorders, attentional bias for threatening
information is a vulnerability factor to the etiology and maintenance of anxiety. A recently …

The extant laboratory research on anxiety-related attentional bias in response to external
threat cues is discussed. Studies utilizing dichotic listening tasks, modified Stroop color …

Psychophysiology is a central hub connecting neurobiological and behavioral domains with
clinical science, thus providing ideal tools for increasing the understanding of mental …

Although biases toward signals of fear may be an evolutionary adaptation necessary for
survival, heightened biases may be maladaptive and associated with anxiety or depression …

A well-established literature has identified different selective attentional orienting
mechanisms underlying anxiety-related attentional bias, such as engagement and …