Why the study?
Does viewing unpleasant images induce a 'freezing' behavior (reduced postural sway and heart rate deceleration) in young men compared to pleasant or neutral images?
Population
Young men
Comparison
Viewing a sustained block of unpleasant images vs Viewing pleasant/arousing or neutral pictures
Design
Other
Authors
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Supports threat-related freezing in young men under lab conditions; hypothesis-generating and leaves open clinical translation.
Does viewing unpleasant images induce a 'freezing' behavior (reduced postural sway and heart rate deceleration) in young men compared to pleasant or neutral images?
Viewing unpleasant images induces a physiological 'freezing' response characterized by reduced body sway, increased muscle stiffness, and heart rate deceleration in young men.
Azevedo et al. (2005) studied this question.
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