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Reducing State Anxiety Using Working Memory Maintenance

JoVE Journal
Behavior

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JoVE Journal Behavior

Reducing State Anxiety Using Working Memory Maintenance

Reducing State Anxiety Using Working Memory Maintenance

DOI:

10.3791/55727-v

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08:17 min

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July 19, 2017

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Nicholas L. Balderston, Abigail Hsiung, Jeffrey Liu, Monique Ernst, Christian Grillon

¹Section on Neurobiology of Fear and Anxiety, National Institute of Mental Health,National Institutes of Health (NIH)

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00:05Title
00:38Experimental Preparation
02:47Shock Calibration and Experimental Procedure
04:49Startle Analysis
06:40Results: Potentiation of the Acoutstic Startle Reflex Indicates Working Memory Maintenance is Sufficient to Reduce Anxiety
07:45Conclusion

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This protocol demonstrates how to measure anxiety-potentiated startle during the Sternberg Working Memory paradigm.

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Keywords: Working Memory Anxiety Sternberg Working Memory Task Threat Of Shock Paradigm Skin Conductance Heart Rate Startle Response EMG Shock Calibration

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