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Startle modulation during conscious emotion regulation is arousal-dependent.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  16187839     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Conscious regulation of negative emotion has been shown to affect human eyeblink startle responses, but whether these results depend on modulation of arousal- or valence-based processes is unknown. The authors presented participants with negative, neutral, and positive pictures and directed them to enhance, maintain, and suppress emotional responses. On emotional picture trials, startle responses decreased as a function of cue in the following order: enhance > maintain > suppress. Analysis of negative and positive picture trials separately revealed similar patterns of startle modulation by emotion regulation. There were no effects of emotion regulation on neutral trials. Results indicate that arousal, not valence, may be critical to startle modulation via conscious emotion regulation.
Authors:
Daniel G Dillon; Kevin S Labar
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Comparative Study; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Behavioral neuroscience     Volume:  119     ISSN:  0735-7044     ISO Abbreviation:  Behav. Neurosci.     Publication Date:  2005 Aug 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2005-09-28     Completed Date:  2006-01-23     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8302411     Medline TA:  Behav Neurosci     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1118-24     Citation Subset:  IM    
Copyright Information:
(c) 2005 APA
Affiliation:
Center for Cognitive Neuroscience, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708-0999, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Analysis of Variance
Arousal / physiology*
Blinking / physiology*
Consciousness / physiology*
Cues
Electromyography / methods
Emotions / physiology*
Female
Humans
Male
Photic Stimulation / methods

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