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Physical Activity As An Aid To Smoking Cessation During Pregnancy (Leap) Trial: Study Protocol For A Randomized Controlled Trial, Michael Ussher, Paul Aveyard, Isaac Manyonda, S Lewis, Robert West, B Lewis, Bess Marcus, Adrian H. Taylor, Pelham Barton, Tim Coleman Jan 2012

Physical Activity As An Aid To Smoking Cessation During Pregnancy (Leap) Trial: Study Protocol For A Randomized Controlled Trial, Michael Ussher, Paul Aveyard, Isaac Manyonda, S Lewis, Robert West, B Lewis, Bess Marcus, Adrian H. Taylor, Pelham Barton, Tim Coleman

Peninsula Medical School

No abstract provided.


Control Of Interneuron Dendritic Growth Through Nrg1/Erbb4-Mediated Kalirin-7 Disinhibition., M. E. Cahill, K. A. Jones, I. Rafalovich, Z. Xie, C. S. Barros, U. Müller, P. Penzes Jan 2012

Control Of Interneuron Dendritic Growth Through Nrg1/Erbb4-Mediated Kalirin-7 Disinhibition., M. E. Cahill, K. A. Jones, I. Rafalovich, Z. Xie, C. S. Barros, U. Müller, P. Penzes

Peninsula Medical School

Neuregulin 1 (NRG1) is a secreted trophic factor that activates the postsynaptic erbB4 receptor tyrosine kinase. Both NRG1 and erbB4 have been repeatedly associated with schizophrenia, but their downstream targets are not well characterized. ErbB4 is highly abundant in interneurons, and NRG1-mediated erbB4 activation has been shown to modulate interneuron function, but the role for NRG1-erbB4 signaling in regulating interneuron dendritic growth is not well understood. Here we show that NRG1/erbB4 promote the growth of dendrites in mature interneurons through kalirin, a major dendritic Rac1-GEF. Recent studies have shown associations of the KALRN gene with schizophrenia. Our data point to …


Exploring The Effect Of Pelvic Belt Configurations Upon Athletic Lumbopelvic Pain, Leanne Sawle, Jennifer Freeman, Jonathan Marsden, M Mathews Jan 2012

Exploring The Effect Of Pelvic Belt Configurations Upon Athletic Lumbopelvic Pain, Leanne Sawle, Jennifer Freeman, Jonathan Marsden, M Mathews

School of Health Professions

No abstract provided.


An Attentional Control Task Reduces Intrusive Thoughts About Smoking., Jon May, Jackie Andrade, Kimberley Willoughby, Chris Brown Jan 2012

An Attentional Control Task Reduces Intrusive Thoughts About Smoking., Jon May, Jackie Andrade, Kimberley Willoughby, Chris Brown

School of Psychology

INTRODUCTION: Attentional control tasks such as body scanning and following isometric exercise instructions have been shown to reduce smoking cravings, apparently by reducing stress (Ussher, M., Cropley, M., Playle, S., Mohidin, R., & West, R. [2009]. Effect of isometric exercise and body scanning on cigarette cravings and withdrawal symptoms. Addiction, 104, 1251-1257. doi:10.1111/j.1360-0443.2009.02605.x). Related work based upon elaborated intrusion theory (Kavanagh, D. J., Andrade, J., & May, J. [2005]. Imaginary relish and exquisite torture: The elaborated intrusion theory of desire. Psychological Review, 112, 446-467. doi:10.1037/0033-295X.112.2.446) has shown that similar tasks can reduce hungry participants' involuntary food-related thoughts (May, J., Andrade, …


Use Of A Clay Modeling Task To Reduce Chocolate Craving., Jackie Andrade, Sally Pears, Jon May, David J. Kavanagh Jan 2012

Use Of A Clay Modeling Task To Reduce Chocolate Craving., Jackie Andrade, Sally Pears, Jon May, David J. Kavanagh

School of Psychology

Elaborated Intrusion theory (EI theory; Kavanagh, Andrade, & May, 2005) posits two main cognitive components in craving: associative processes that lead to intrusive thoughts about the craved substance or activity, and elaborative processes supporting mental imagery of the substance or activity. We used a novel visuospatial task to test the hypothesis that visual imagery plays a key role in craving. Experiment 1 showed that spending 10 min constructing shapes from modeling clay (plasticine) reduced participants' craving for chocolate compared with spending 10 min 'letting your mind wander'. Increasing the load on verbal working memory using a mental arithmetic task (counting …


The Effects Of Label Design Characteristics On Perceptions Of Genetically Modified Food, E. Hellier, M. Tucker, L. Newbold, J. Edworthy, J. Griffin, N. Coulson Jan 2012

The Effects Of Label Design Characteristics On Perceptions Of Genetically Modified Food, E. Hellier, M. Tucker, L. Newbold, J. Edworthy, J. Griffin, N. Coulson

School of Psychology

No abstract provided.


Feeling Good About Being Hungry: Food-Related Thoughts In Eating Disorder, Jf Blackburn, Ar Thomson, J May Jan 2012

Feeling Good About Being Hungry: Food-Related Thoughts In Eating Disorder, Jf Blackburn, Ar Thomson, J May

School of Psychology

Objectives: This study explores the relationships to food and hunger in women living with anorexic type eating difficulties and asks how imagery-based elaborations of food and eating thoughts are involved in their eating restraint, and recovery. Design: The qualitative idiographic approach of Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) was used. Four in-depth semi-structured interviews were conducted with women self-selected as having experienced anorexia or anorexic like behaviour. Methods: The data was analysed using IPA and an audit of the analysis was conducted to ensure that the process followed had been systematic and rigorous and appropriately considered reflexivity. Results: Hunger was perceived positively …


Sensory Imagery In Craving: From Cognitive Psychology To New Treatments For Addiction, J Andrade, J May, Dk Kavanagh Jan 2012

Sensory Imagery In Craving: From Cognitive Psychology To New Treatments For Addiction, J Andrade, J May, Dk Kavanagh

School of Psychology

Sensory imagery is a powerful tool for inducing craving because it is a key component of the cognitive system that underpins human motivation. The role of sensory imagery in motivation is explained by Elaborated Intrusion (EI) theory. Imagery plays an important role in motivation because it conveys the emotional qualities of the desired event, mimicking anticipated pleasure or relief, and continual elaboration of the imagery ensures that the target stays in mind. We argue that craving is a conscious state, intervening between unconscious triggers and consumption, and summarise evidence that interfering with sensory imagery can weaken cravings. We argue that …


Elaborated Intrusion Theory: A Cognitive-Emotional Theory Of Food Craving, Jon May, Jackie Andrade, David J. Kavanagh, Marion Hetherington Jan 2012

Elaborated Intrusion Theory: A Cognitive-Emotional Theory Of Food Craving, Jon May, Jackie Andrade, David J. Kavanagh, Marion Hetherington

School of Psychology

A clear understanding of the cognitive-emotional processes underpinning desires to overconsume foods and adopt sedentary lifestyles can inform the development of more effective interventions to promote healthy eating and physical activity. The Elaborated Intrusion Theory of Desires offers a framework that can help in this endeavor through its emphases on the roles of intrusive thoughts and elaboration of multisensory imagery. There is now substantial evidence that tasks that compete for limited working memory resources with food-related imagery can reduce desires to eat that food, and that positive imagery can promote functional behavior. Meditation mindfulness can also short-circuit elaboration of dysfunctional …


Anticipation Of Action Intentions In Autism Spectrum Disorder, Matthew Hudson, Hollie G. Burnett, Tjeerd Jellema Jan 2012

Anticipation Of Action Intentions In Autism Spectrum Disorder, Matthew Hudson, Hollie G. Burnett, Tjeerd Jellema

School of Psychology

No abstract provided.


Doing, Seeing, Or Both: Effects Of Learning Condition On Subsequent Action Perception, Alison J. Wiggett, Matthew Hudson, Angela Clifford, Steven P. Tipper, Paul E. Downing Jan 2012

Doing, Seeing, Or Both: Effects Of Learning Condition On Subsequent Action Perception, Alison J. Wiggett, Matthew Hudson, Angela Clifford, Steven P. Tipper, Paul E. Downing

School of Psychology

No abstract provided.


Implicit Social Learning In Relation To Autistic-Like Traits, Matthew Hudson, Tanja C.W. Nijboer, Tjeerd Jellema Jan 2012

Implicit Social Learning In Relation To Autistic-Like Traits, Matthew Hudson, Tanja C.W. Nijboer, Tjeerd Jellema

School of Psychology

No abstract provided.