Biological Psychiatry
Volume 67, Issue 10 , Pages 919-925 , 15 May 2010

Lateral Prefrontal Cortex Mediates the Cognitive Modification of Attentional Bias

Received 5 August 2009 ,Revised 9 October 2009 ,Accepted 28 October 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2009.10.031

Biological Psychiatry
Volume 67, Issue 10 , Pages 919-925 , 15 May 2010

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