The dynamic allocation of attention to emotion: Simultaneous and independent evidence from the late positive potential and steady state visual evoked potentials

• Published in: Biological psychology Vol. 92; no. 3; pp. 447 - 455
• Main Authors: Hajcak, Greg, MacNamara, Annmarie, Foti, Dan, Ferri, Jamie, Keil, Andreas
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 01.03.2013
• Subjects: Analysis of Variance; Attention - physiology; Brain Mapping; Directed attention; Electroencephalography; Emotion; Emotions - physiology; Evoked Potentials; Evoked Potentials, Visual - physiology; Female; Humans; LPP; Male; Motivated attention; Nonlinear Dynamics; Photic Stimulation; Reaction Time; ssVEP; Students; Universities; Directed attention; Emotion; ssVEP; LPP; Motivated attention

► Simultaneously measured the late positive potential (LPP) and the steady state visual evoked potential (ssVEP) to unpleasant and neutral pictures. ► Both the LPP and ssVEP were larger for unpleasant than neutral pictures. ► The LPP and ssVEP were reduced when attention was directed to non-emotiona...