Additive effects of threat-of-shock and picture valence on startle reflex modulation

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Guerra, Pedro M.
Pastor, Maria Carmen
Vila, Jaime
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PLoS ONE ; 8 (2013), 1. - e54003. - eISSN 1932-6203
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The present study examined the effects of sustained anticipatory anxiety on the affective modulation of the eyeblink startle reflex. Towards this end, pleasant, neutral and unpleasant pictures were presented as a continuous stream during alternating threat-of-shock and safety periods, which were cued by colored picture frames. Orbicularis-EMG to auditory startle probes and electrodermal activity were recorded. Previous findings regarding affective picture valence and threat-of-shock modulation were replicated. Of main interest, anticipating aversive events and viewing affective pictures additively modulated defensive activation. Specifically, despite overall potentiated startle blink magnitude in threat-of-shock conditions, the startle reflex remained sensitive to hedonic picture valence. Finally, skin conductance level revealed sustained sympathetic activation throughout the entire experiment during threat- compared to safety-periods. Overall, defensive activation by physical threat appears to operate independently from reflex modulation by picture media. The present data confirms the importance of simultaneously manipulating phasic-fear and sustained-anxiety in studying both normal and abnormal anxiety.
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Psychologie,startle reflex,threat-of-shock
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ISO 690BUBLATZKY, Florian, Pedro M. GUERRA, Maria Carmen PASTOR, Harald T. SCHUPP, Jaime VILA, 2013. Additive effects of threat-of-shock and picture valence on startle reflex modulation. In: PLoS ONE. 8(1), e54003. eISSN 1932-6203. Available under: doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0054003
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  doi={10.1371/journal.pone.0054003},
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