Project

A cognitive-neuropsychological approach to investigate attentional processes in depression

Code
3F019707
Duration
01 October 2007 → 30 September 2011
Funding
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund, Research Foundation - Flanders (FWO)
Research disciplines
  • Social sciences
    • Neuroimaging
    • Psychophysiology
    • Psychopathology
    • Motivation and emotion
Keywords
depression attention neuropsychology event related potentials
 
Project description

The aim of this project is to investigate the cognitive-neuropsychological mechanisms underlying attentional shifting in depression. A Garner paradigm will be developed to explore attentional shifting. The neuropsychological correlates associated with this attentional problems will be investigated with Event-Related Potentials (ERP). In this project it will also be investigated if attentional shifting can be considered as a cognitive vulnerability factor for depression.