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The Generalization Of Fear Condition Between Viewed And Imagined Percepts, Lauryn Michelle Burleigh
The Generalization Of Fear Condition Between Viewed And Imagined Percepts, Lauryn Michelle Burleigh
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Mental images can provoke intense emotional states (Holmes & Matthews, 2010). Imagery and perception have common neural and physiological mechanisms, including activation of the early visual areas (Albers et al., 2013). We tested the prediction that individuals can acquire fear to imagined percepts and if this fear transfers to viewing percepts, using fMRI and self-reported measures to determine participants’ fear. The participants completed a task in which they viewed and imagined two stimuli, and were fear conditioned when imagining the CS+. Participants are only told that mild electrical stimulation will be paired with one of the stimuli, but not which …