How eye movements affect unpleasant memories: Support for a working-memory account

2008/04/26 by Raymond W. Gunter, Glen E. Bodner · 36 citations
Neuroscience · Psychology · #Memory Processes and Influences #Memory and Neural Mechanisms #Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes

paper · doi:10.1016/j.brat.2008.04.006

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