Search for dissertations about: "Emily A. Holmes"

Found 2 swedish dissertations containing the words Emily A. Holmes.

  2. 1. Emotional mental imagery and the reduction of fear within the mind’s eye

    Author : Johanna M. Hoppe; Thomas Ågren; Emily A. Holmes; Francisco Estevez; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Mental imagery; emotion; imaginal exposure; imaginal extinction; hotspots; intrusive memories; Psychology; Psykologi;

    Abstract : Mental imagery refers to sensory-perceptual experiences in the absence of external sensory input. Emotional mental imagery (i.e., imagery with emotional content) is a key feature in many mental disorders, such as the image-based intrusive memories of trauma in posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). READ MORE

  4. 2. The Amygdala, Fear and Reconsolidation : Neural and Behavioral Effects of Retrieval-Extinction in Fear Conditioning and Spider Phobia

    Author : Johannes Björkstrand; Mats Fredrikson; Emily Holmes; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Fear conditioning; phobia; memory reconsolidation; retrieval-extinction; exposure therapy; amygdala; fMRI; Psychology; Psykologi;

    Abstract : The amygdala is crucially involved in the acquisition and retention of fear memories. Experimental research on fear conditioning has shown that memory retrieval shortly followed by pharmacological manipulations or extinction, thereby interfering with memory reconsolidation, decreases later fear expression. READ MORE