Cognitive Reappraisal of Emotion: A Meta-Analysis of Human Neuroimaging Studies

J T Buhle; J A Silvers; T D Wager; R López; C Onyemekwu; H Kober; J Weber; K N Ochsner

doi:10.1093/cercor/bht154

Cognitive Reappraisal of Emotion

A Meta-Analysis of Human Neuroimaging Studies

Bibliographic Data

ID	23337659
Authors	J T Buhle, J A Silvers, T D Wager, R López (0000-0001-5649-5370), C Onyemekwu, H Kober, J Weber (0000-0003-2140-1172), K N Ochsner
Year	2014
Volume	24
Issue	11
Pages	2981-2990
Publication date	2014-11-01
Peer Reviewed	Yes
Open Access	No
Type	ARTICLE
Venue	Cerebral Cortex (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiers	ISSN: 1047-3211 • E-ISSN: 1460-2199
Publisher	Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI	10.1093/cercor/bht154
PMID	23765157
PMCID	PMC4193464
Language	EN
Citations received	101
References cited	111

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