Effects of baroreceptor stimulation and opioids on the auditory startle reflex.
Psychophysiology
; 42(2): 213-22, 2005 Mar.
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We examined (a) whether carotid baroreceptor stimulation attenuates the auditory startle response and its modulation by preceding affective pictures, and (b) whether these effects are mediated by endogenous opioids. Seventy-eight young normotensive adults with or without a parental history of hypertension received brief exposures to affective pictures and noise bursts during phasic manipulation of the carotid baroreceptors. In each participant, opioids were blocked by naltrexone in half of the sessions. Baroreceptor stimulation had a strong dampening effect on the startle response. This effect was not influenced by opioid blockade, sex, or parental history of hypertension. No baroreceptor effects were obtained regarding ratings of the affective pictures or startle modulation by the pictures. The baroreceptor stimulation effects seem to be mediated by the basal primary acoustic startle circuit rather than by higher affective circuits.
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01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Presorreceptores
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Reflejo de Sobresalto
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Narcóticos
Límite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Psychophysiology
Año:
2005
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Países Bajos
Pais de publicación:
Estados Unidos