Attenuation of the bidirectional effects of chlordiazepoxide and FG 7142 on conditioned response suppression and associated cardiovascular reactivity by loss of cortical cholinergic inputs

2000 ◽  
Vol 150 (2) ◽  
pp. 141-149 ◽  
Author(s):  
J.R. Stowell ◽  
G.G. Berntson ◽  
M. Sarter
1968 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 97-98 ◽  
Author(s):  
John M. Morgan ◽  
James C. Mitchell

2009 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 77-84 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew C. Whited ◽  
Kevin T. Larkin

Sex differences in cardiovascular reactivity to stress are well documented, with some studies showing women having greater heart rate responses than men, and men having greater blood pressure responses than women, while other studies show conflicting evidence. Few studies have attended to the gender relevance of tasks employed in these studies. This study investigated cardiovascular reactivity to two interpersonal stressors consistent with different gender roles to determine whether response differences exist between men and women. A total of 26 men and 31 women were assigned to either a traditional male-oriented task that involved interpersonal conflict (Conflict Task) or a traditional female-oriented task that involved comforting another person (Comfort Task). Results demonstrated that women exhibited greater heart rate reactions than men independent of the task type, and that men did not display a higher reactivity than women on any measure. These findings indicate that sex of participant was more important than gender relevance of the task in eliciting sex differences in cardiovascular responding.


1997 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 118-124
Author(s):  
Geoffrey Hall

Patients who have undergone several sessions of chemotherapy for cancer will sometimes develop anticipatory nausea and vomiting (ANV), these unpleasant side effects occurring as the patients return to the clinic for a further session of treatment. Pavlov's analysis of learning allows that previously neutral cues, such as those that characterize a given place or context, can become associated with events that occur in that context. ANV could thus constitute an example of a conditioned response elicited by the contextual cues of the clinic. In order to investigate this proposal we have begun an experimental analysis of a parallel case in which laboratory rats are given a nausea-inducing treatment in a novel context. We have developed a robust procedure for assessing the acquisition of context aversion in rats given such training, a procedure that shows promise as a possible animal model of ANV. Theoretical analysis of the conditioning processes involved in the formation of context aversions in animals suggests possible behavioral strategies that might be used in the alleviation of ANV, and we report a preliminary experimental test of one of these.


1993 ◽  
Vol 107 (3) ◽  
pp. 530-532 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dragana Ivkovich ◽  
Jon M. Lockard ◽  
Richard F. Thompson
Keyword(s):  

PsycCRITIQUES ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 55 (39) ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Axelman
Keyword(s):  

1999 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christina M. Schelling ◽  
Kristine M. Kelly ◽  
Lonna L. Spears ◽  
Kathleen A. Lawler

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