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Effects of affective picture viewing and imagery on respiratory resistance in nonasthmatic individualsÝdoi;10.1017.S0048577201020066Þ

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 January 2002

THOMAS RITZ ,
SAIJA ALATUPA ,
MIRIAM THÖNS  and
BERNHARD DAHME
THOMAS RITZ
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University and VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, California, USA
SAIJA ALATUPA
Affiliation:
Psychological Institute III, University of Hamburg, Germany
MIRIAM THÖNS
Affiliation:
Psychological Institute III, University of Hamburg, Germany
BERNHARD DAHME
Affiliation:
Psychological Institute III, University of Hamburg, Germany
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Abstract

We studied the modulation of oscillatory resistance (Ros) by viewing and imagery of affective pictures. Thirty nonasthmatic participants viewed 36 affective slides precategorized as positive, neutral, and negative in valence. Each picture was presented for 15 s, followed by an imagery epoch of 15 s. Ros, facial EMGs, respiration, skin conductance response, heart period, and respiratory sinus arrhythmia were measured throughout the session, as well as viewing time and ratings of pleasure, arousal, and interest. Increases of Ros were observed for negative pictures, and little changes for positive or neutral pictures. Other physiological parameters did not mirror this response pattern, leaving no clear indication for a ventilatory or vagal origin of Ros changes. Overall differences between behavioral contexts of visual processing and imagery revealed evidence for a coupling of cardiac and respiratory responses, which included changes in Ros. The findings in Ros are discussed in the light of earlier discrepant findings on the affective modulation of airway resistance and cardiac activity.

Keywords

Total respiratory resistanceEmotionAffective picture viewingImageryRespiration
Type
Research Article
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Psychophysiology , Volume 39 , Issue 1 , January 2002 , pp. 86 - 94
Copyright
© 2002 Society for Psychophysiological Research

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