How brains beware: neural mechanisms of emotional attention

Patrik Vuilleumier

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How brains beware: neural mechanisms of emotional attention

Patrik Vuilleumier

Trends in Cognitive Sciences Vol. 9 No. 12 pp. 585-594 · Elsevier BV

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Patrik Vuilleumier (2005). How brains beware: neural mechanisms of emotional attention. Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 9(12), 585-594. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tics.2005.10.011

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