Thermal signature of fear conditioning in mild post traumatic stress disorder

Highlights • Abnormal emotional regulation was observed in PTSD patients. • PTSD patients presented high arousal to stressors with increases in the ANS response. • fIR imaging during fear conditioning could register ANS reactivity to emotion. • PTSD patients presented higher tonic component of auton...

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Published in:Neuroscience 2014-04, Vol.266, p.216-223
Main Authors: Di Giacinto, A, Brunetti, M, Sepede, G, Ferretti, A, Merla, A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Autonomic Nervous System - physiology
conditioning
Conditioning (Psychology)
emotion
Extinction, Psychological - physiology
Fear - physiology
Fear - psychology
Female
Galvanic Skin Response - physiology
Humans
Male
Neurology
Pilot Projects
post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
Skin Temperature
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic - physiopathology
thermal imaging
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Summary:Highlights • Abnormal emotional regulation was observed in PTSD patients. • PTSD patients presented high arousal to stressors with increases in the ANS response. • fIR imaging during fear conditioning could register ANS reactivity to emotion. • PTSD patients presented higher tonic component of autonomic activity than controls. • PTSD patients had difficulty inhibiting fear response to a neutral stimulus.
ISSN:0306-4522
1873-7544
DOI:10.1016/j.neuroscience.2014.02.009