Different Multidimensional Representations across the Amygdalo-Prefrontal Network during an Approach-Avoidance Task. [PDF]
Neuron, 2020 The prelimbic (PL) area and basolateral amygdala (lateral [LA] and basolateral [BL] nuclei) have closely related functions and similar extrinsic connectivity. Reasoning that the computational advantage of such redundancy should be reflected in differences in how these structures represent information, we compared the coding properties of PL and ...
Kyriazi P, Headley DB, Paré D.
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Interactions between incentive valence and action information in a cued approach–avoidance task [PDF]
Psychological Research, 2019 Environmental stimuli can provoke specific response tendencies depending on their incentive valence. While some studies report positive-approach and negative-avoidance biases, others find no such mappings. To further illuminate the relationship between incentive valence and action requirement, we combined a cued monetary incentive paradigm with an ...
Böhler, Nico +3 more
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Task-relevant social cues affect whole-body approach-avoidance behavior
Scientific Reports, 2023 Positively evaluated stimuli facilitate approach and negatively evaluated stimuli prompt avoidance responses, as typically measured by reaction time differences when moving a joystick toward the own body or away from it. In this study, we explore whether
Robin Welsch, Heiko Hecht, John Stins
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Explorations of avoidance and approach coping and perceived stress with a computer-based avatar task: detrimental effects of resignation and withdrawal [PDF]
PeerJ, 2021 Background Individuals differ in how they react to stress or trauma through different coping styles in which they may deal directly with a stressor by adopting approach coping styles or disengage with a stressor by utilizing avoidant coping styles ...
M. Todd Allen
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Hippocampal Representation of Threat Features and Behavior in a Human Approach–Avoidance Conflict Anxiety Task [PDF]
The Journal of Neuroscience, 2020 Decisions under threat are crucial to survival and require integration of distinct situational features, such as threat probability and magnitude. Recent evidence from human lesion and neuroimaging studies implicated anterior hippocampus (aHC) and ...
A. Abivardi, Saurabh Khemka, D. Bach
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Approach and Avoidance Tendencies in Spider Fearful Children: The Approach-Avoidance Task [PDF]
Journal of Child and Family Studies, 2010 Fear in children is associated with the tendency to avoid situations related to the fear. In this study, the Approach-Avoidance Task (AAT) was evaluated as a test of automatic behavioral avoidance tendencies in children.
A. Klein, E. Becker, M. Rinck
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Dopamine and serotonin neurotransmissions exert complementary control over primate approach and avoidance [PDF]
Translational PsychiatryEfficient selection of appropriate responses to emotionally valenced stimuli is crucial for adaptive behavior, and disruptions in such approach-avoidance processes are common in various psychopathological disorders.
Lisa Gauthier +10 more
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Exploring Brain Dynamics Within the Approach–Avoidance Bias [PDF]
Brain SciencesBackground: Approach–avoidance behaviors are fundamental mechanisms guiding our interactions with the environment, driven by the emotional valence of stimuli.
Aitana Grasso-Cladera +3 more
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Alcohol approach tendencies in heavy drinkers: comparison of effects in a relevant stimulus-response compatibility task and an approach/avoidance Simon task [PDF]
Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 2011 Several recent studies suggest that alcohol-related cues elicit automatic approach tendencies in heavy drinkers. A variety of tasks have been used to demonstrate these effects, including Relevant Stimulus-Response Compatibility (R-SRC) tasks and variants
Caren, Rhiane +3 more
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Oxytocin Normalizes Approach–Avoidance Behavior in Women With Borderline Personality Disorder
Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2020 Background: Interpersonal deficits are a core symptom of borderline personality disorder (BPD), which could be related to increased social threat sensitivity and a tendency to approach rather than avoid interpersonal threats.
Isabella Schneider +7 more
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