Prereactivation propranolol fails to reduce skin conductance reactivity to prepared fear-conditioned stimuli

Psychophysiology

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 407-415

  Spring, Justin D ^a   Wood, Nellie E ^a   Mueller Pfeiffer, Christoph ^a,b,c   Milad, Mohammed R ^a   Pitman, Roger K ^a   Orr, Scott P ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c Center of Education and Research COEUR   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Fear conditioning; Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD); Propranolol; Reconsolidation; Skin conductance

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; PROPRANOLOL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASSOCIATION; CONDITIONING; DRUG EFFECTS; ELECTRODERMAL RESPONSE; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEMORY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; ADULT; CONDITIONING (PSYCHOLOGY); CUES; FEAR; FEMALE; GALVANIC SKIN RESPONSE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY; PROPRANOLOL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84922789084     PISSN: 00485772     EISSN: 14698986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/psyp.12326     Document Type: Article

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