2019
Changing Interpretations of Emotional Expressions in Working Memory With Aging
Mok R, van der Meulen J, Holmes E, Nobre A. Changing Interpretations of Emotional Expressions in Working Memory With Aging. Emotion 2019, 19: 1060-1069. PMID: 30321038, PMCID: PMC6764502, DOI: 10.1037/emo0000481.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWorking memoryYoung adultsInterpretation of emotional expressionsEmotion-laden stimuliAge-related impairmentFearful facesEmotional materialWM performanceWM accuracyEmotional biasExperimental tasksEmotional expressionPositive biasAffective representationsFacial expressionsOlder adultsFuture behaviorMemoryAdultsTaskBiasImpairmentStimuliPositive effectAge
2015
Imagining a brighter future: The effect of positive imagery training on mood, prospective mental imagery and emotional bias in older adults
Murphy S, O’Donoghue M, Drazich E, Blackwell S, Nobre A, Holmes E. Imagining a brighter future: The effect of positive imagery training on mood, prospective mental imagery and emotional bias in older adults. Psychiatry Research 2015, 230: 36-43. PMID: 26235478, PMCID: PMC4593863, DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2015.07.059.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitive bias modificationBias modificationOlder adultsInterpretation biasPositive affectCognitive trainingPost-trainingProspective mental imageryNegative interpretation biasBoost positive affectComputer-based cognitive trainingDecreased negative affectCognitive health outcomesOne-month follow-upProspective imageryNegative affectTrait anxietyEmotional biasMental imageryPositive imageryHealth outcomesControl trainingImagery trainingTraining groupAffect