The effect of conscious and non-conscious presentation of biologically relevant emotion pictures on emotion modulated startle and phasic heart rate

International Journal of Psychophysiology

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 341-346

  Ruiz Padial, Elisabeth ^a   Vila, Jaime ^b   Thayer, Julian F ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JAÉN   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Emotion; Heart rate; Non conscious; Startle

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; BASAL AMYGDALA; CONSCIOUSNESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EMOTION; EMOTIONAL STRESS; EYELID REFLEX; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMAGE PROCESSING; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NORMAL HUMAN; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; RESPONSE TIME; RESPONSE VARIABLE; STARTLE REFLEX; STIMULUS RESPONSE;

AROUSAL; BLINKING; CONSCIOUSNESS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; GALVANIC SKIN RESPONSE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; ORIENTATION; PHOTIC STIMULATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; STARTLE REACTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79953050778     PISSN: 01678760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2010.12.001     Document Type: Article

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