Neural evidence of face processing in social anxiety disorder: A systematic review with meta-analysis

• Published in: Neuroscience and biobehavioral reviews Vol. 152; p. 105283
• Main Authors: Pei, Guanxiong, Xiao, Qin, Pan, Yu, Li, Taihao, Jin, Jia
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Ltd 01.09.2023
• Subjects: Attentional bias; Emotions; Event-related potentials; Evoked Potentials; Face processing; Facial Expression; Facial Recognition; Fear; Humans; Meta-analysis; Phobia, Social - psychology; Social anxiety disorder; Event-related potentials; Attentional bias; Social anxiety disorder; Face processing; Meta-analysis

Numerous previous studies have used event-related potentials (ERPs) to examine facial processing deficits in individuals with social anxiety disorder (SAD). However, researchers still need to determine whether the deficits are general or specific and what the dominant factors are behind different co...