An attentional perspective on differential fear conditioning in chronic pain: The informational value of safety cues.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2021.103917
Abstract: Differences in fear conditioning between individuals suffering from chronic pain and healthy controls may indicate a learning bias that contributes to the acquisition and persistence of chronic pain. However, evidence from lab-controlled conditioning studies is… read more here.
Keywords: fear conditioning; differential fear; safety cues; chronic pain ... See more keywords
Fear in the mind’s eye: the neural correlates of differential fear acquisition to imagined conditioned stimuli
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DOI: 10.1093/scan/nsac063
Abstract: Abstract Mental imagery is involved in both the expression and treatment of fear-related disorders such as anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder. However, the neural correlates associated with the acquisition and generalization of differential fear conditioning… read more here.
Keywords: conditioned stimuli; differential fear; imagined conditioned; fear ... See more keywords
Thinking of attachment figures blocks differential fear conditioning
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DOI: 10.1093/scan/nsy065
Abstract: Abstract Thinking of attachment figures can potentially impact acquisition and extinction of fear memories. In this study, 50 participants underwent a fear conditioning and extinction paradigm. Half the participants thought about a supportive attachment figure… read more here.
Keywords: thinking attachment; fear; fear conditioning; extinction ... See more keywords
Fear in the Theater of the Mind: Differential Fear Conditioning With Imagined Stimuli
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DOI: 10.1177/09567976221086513
Abstract: Many symptoms of anxiety and posttraumatic stress disorder are elicited by fearful mental imagery. Yet little is known about how visual imagery of conditioned stimuli (CSs) affects the acquisition of differential fear conditioning. Across three… read more here.
Keywords: fear theater; differential fear; imagined stimuli; conditioning ... See more keywords