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September 5, 2025BMC NeuroscienceOpen Access

Threat context impairs cognitive control of neutral words processing in social anxiety individuals: evidence from ERP and theta oscillations

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HZHaiyan ZhaoFSFeng SiHMHui Meng

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Overview

Electrophysiological analysis reveals diminished cognitive control in anxiety during threat scenarios.

Key Points

  • Threat context significantly prolonged reaction times in individuals with high social anxiety compared to those with low social anxiety.
  • ERP results indicated low social anxiety individuals displayed larger N450 responses under threat, suggesting better conflict resolution.
  • Theta activity was suppressed in high social anxiety individuals, reflecting impaired cognitive control during threat processing.
  • These findings highlight how threat environments can disrupt neutral stimulus processing in those with high social anxiety.

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Zhao et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68bb3ee82b87ece8dc9570f8https://doi.org/10.1186/s12868-025-00976-2
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