Aversive learning increases sensory detection sensitivity

Biological Psychology

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 135-141

  Åhs, Fredrik ^a   Miller, Stacie S ^b   Gordon, Amy R ^b,c   Lundström, Johan N ^b,c,d  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MONELL CHEMICAL SENSES CENTER   (United States)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety disorder; Conditioning; Odor sensitivity; Phobia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; AVERSIVE BEHAVIOR; AWARENESS; CONDITIONING; CONSCIOUSNESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OLFACTORY DISCRIMINATION; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SENSORY ANALYSIS; SENSORY STIMULATION; STIMULUS RESPONSE;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTENTION; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; CUES; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; ODORS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PSYCHOPHYSICS; SMELL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84871385685     PISSN: 03010511     EISSN: 18736246     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2012.11.004     Document Type: Article

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