The Journal of Neurobehavioral Sciences

Yazarlar: Arasıl Ayşe Berna Sarı , Tarman Güliz Zeynep , Özdoğan Büşra , Çebi Merve , Metin Barış

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DOI:10.5455/JNBS.1571993852

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Özet: Working memory, a cognitive construct, which is essential to perform complex cognitive tasks, is negatively associated with trait anxiety. However the exact mechanism underlying this relationship is not clear yet. In this study we aimed at investigating the relationship between working memory and anxiety considering the role of resting state frontal theta/beta ratio, a neuromarker which has been associated with attentional control. Fifty-six university students (Mage = 21, SD = 2; 7 males) participated in the study voluntarily. Participants filled in trait anxiety and attentional control scales. Then resting state EEG was recorded. Afterwards, participants completed dual n back task to assess working memory performance. Our results showed no relationship between theta/beta ratio, trait anxiety and working memory performance. Furthermore, trait anxiety and attentional control scores were also not associated with dual-n-back performance. Results are suggestive of critical evaluation of existing literature and utilizing different cognitive tasks or EEG markers in the future. Also, in addition to trait anxiety the role of state anxiety can also be investigated within this context.

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