Brief Communications Stress Potentiates Early and Attenuates Late Stages of Visual Processing

Alexander J. Shackman,2,3* Jeffrey S. Maxwell,7* Brenton W. McMenamin,8,9 Lawrence L. Greischar,1,2 and Richard J. Davidson1,2,3,4,5,6 1Laboratory for Affective Neuroscience and 2Department of Psychology, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, 3Department of Psychiatry, Wisconsin Psychiatric Institute and Clinics, and 4HealthEmotions Research Institute, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53719, 5Waisman Laboratory for Brain Imaging and Behavior and 6Center for Investigating Healthy Minds, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53705, 7Human Research & Engineering Directorate, United States Army Research Laboratory, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland 21005, and 8Department of Psychology and 9Center for Cognitive Sciences, University of Minnesota–Twin Cities, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455