Bradygastric activity of the stomach predicts disgust sensitivity and perceived disgust intensity

Biological Psychology

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 9-16

  Meissner, Karin ^a,b   Muth, Eric R ^c   Herbert, Beate M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Arousal; Autonomic nervous system; Disgust; Gastrointestinal system

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; BRADYGASTRIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISGUST; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTRODERMAL RESPONSE; ELECTROGASTROGRAPHY; EMOTION; FEMALE; GASTRIC DYSMOTILITY; HEART CYCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MYOELECTRICITY; NORMAL HUMAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SINUS ARRHYTHMIA; SKIN CONDUCTANCE; STOMACH INNERVATION; VOMITING;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; AROUSAL; AUTONOMIC PATHWAYS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; GALVANIC SKIN RESPONSE; HUMANS; MALE; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; RESPIRATION; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; STOMACH; VISUAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78650414398     PISSN: 03010511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2010.09.014     Document Type: Article

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