All Outputs (2)

Emotional real-world scenes impact visual search (2018)
Journal Article
Bendall, R., Mohamed, A., & Thompson, C. (2019). Emotional real-world scenes impact visual search. Cognitive processing, 20, 309-316. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10339-018-0898-x

Research shows that emotional stimuli can capture attention, and this can benefit or impair performance, depending on the characteristics of a task. Additionally, whilst some findings show that attention expands under positive conditions, others show... Read More about Emotional real-world scenes impact visual search.

Decentering mediates the relationship between vmPFC activation during a stressor and positive emotion during stress recovery (2018)
Journal Article
Bendall, R., & Royle, S. (2018). Decentering mediates the relationship between vmPFC activation during a stressor and positive emotion during stress recovery. Journal of Neurophysiology, 120(5), 2379-2382. https://doi.org/10.1152/jn.00353.2018

The stress response has profound implications on health and behaviour and stress is considered a risk factor for the development of psychopathologies including depression. The neural mechanisms supporting successful stress recovery are not fully unde... Read More about Decentering mediates the relationship between vmPFC activation during a stressor and positive emotion during stress recovery.