Effects of Acute Exercise on Fear Extinction in Rats and Exposure Therapy in Humans: Null Findings from Five Experiments

Highlights • Acute exercise did not facilitate fear extinction learning or memory in rats. • Acute exercise prior to extinction did not affect relapse in fear responding. • Exercise prior to exposure therapy did not enhance its efficacy for fear of heights.

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Published in:Journal of anxiety disorders 2017-08, Vol.50, p.76-86
Main Authors: Jacquart, Jolene, Roquet, Rheall F, Papini, Santiago, Powers, Mark B, Rosenfield, David, Smits, Jasper A.J, Monfils, Marie-H
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acrophobia
Adolescent
Animals
Anxiety Disorders - psychology
Anxiety Disorders - therapy
Augmentation
Exercise
Exercise - psychology
Exposure therapy
Extinction, Psychological - physiology
Fear - psychology
Fear extinction
Female
Humans
Implosive Therapy
Male
Physical Conditioning, Animal - psychology
Psychiatry
Rats
Treatment Outcome
Virtual reality
Young Adult
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Summary:Highlights • Acute exercise did not facilitate fear extinction learning or memory in rats. • Acute exercise prior to extinction did not affect relapse in fear responding. • Exercise prior to exposure therapy did not enhance its efficacy for fear of heights.
ISSN:0887-6185
1873-7897
DOI:10.1016/j.janxdis.2017.05.010