Search results for "Emotional modulation"

Effects of emotional picture viewing on voluntary eye blinks

2014

Eyeblinks, whether reflexive or voluntary, play an important role in protecting our vision. When viewing pictures, reflexive eyeblinks are known to be modulated by the emotional state induced thereby. More specifically, the hedonic valence (unpleasantness-pleasantness) induced by the picture has been shown to have a linear relationship with the amplitude of a startle blink elicited during picture viewing. This effect has been attributed to congruence between an ongoing state and task demands: an unpleasant emotional state is assumed to bias our attention towards potentially harmful stimuli, such as startle tones. However, recent research suggests that the valence-specific modulation may not…

Emotional modulation of pain: A clinical perspective

2006

a Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University of Heidelberg, Central Institute of Mental Health, Mannheim, Germany b Department of Cognitive and Clinical Neuroscience, University of Heidelberg, Central Institute of Mental Health, Mannheim, Germany c Department of Clinical Psychology, Johannes-Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Germany d Institute of Physiology und Pathophysiology, Johannes-Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Germany

To approach or to avoid? : emotional picture viewing effects on reflexive responses in humans

2015