Anesthesiology Clinics, 2009 Elderly patients have medical and psychological problems affecting all major organ systems. These problems may alter the pharmacokinetics and/or pharmacodynamics of medications, or expose previous neurologic deficits simply as a result of sedation. Delayed arousal, therefore, may arise from structural problems that are pre-existent or new, or metabolic
Zirka H, Anastasian +2 more
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Affective norms for italian words in older adults: Age differences in ratings of valence, arousal and dominance [PDF]
, 2017 In line with the dimensional theory of emotional space, we developed affective norms for words rated in terms of valence, arousal and dominance in a group of older adults to complete the adaptation of the Affective Norms for English Words (ANEW) for ...
Ambrosini, Ettore +3 more
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Reduced level of arousal and increased mortality in adult acute medical admissions: a systematic review and meta-analysis [PDF]
, 2017 Background Reduced level of arousal is commonly observed in medical admissions and may predict in-hospital mortality. Delirium and reduced level of arousal are closely related.
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Valence–arousal interactions between images and music: differential effects on memorisation, discrimination, and fixations [PDF]
PeerJPrior research has reported differential roles of valence and arousal in guiding memory and attention. However, few studies have systematically examined how these affective dimensions interact across their full spectrum in audiovisual contexts ...
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Turning on and turning off: A focus group study of the factors that affect women's sexual arousal [PDF]
, 2004 This is a post print version of the article. The official published version can be accessed from the link below.The aim of this study was to inform the development of a questionnaire to assess a woman's tendency to respond with sexual excitation ...
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Early nurturing experiences, self-compassion, hyperarousal and scleroderma the way we relate to ourselves may determine disease progression [PDF]
, 2016 <p>Scleroderma is a rare, painful and complex autoimmune connective tissue disease that can lead to death. The physiology of symptom onset and progression and the psychological aspects of living with this chronic disease have been studied fairly ...
Hicks, Richard E., Kearney, Karen
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Mind the social feedback : effects of tDCS applied to the left DLPFC on psychophysiological responses during the anticipation and reception of social evaluations [PDF]
, 2022 The left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (lDLPFC) is implicated in anticipatory (i.e. during anticipation of emotional stimuli) and online (i.e. during confrontation with emotional stimuli) emotion regulatory processes. However, research that investigates
Allaert, Jens +4 more
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Brain–Heart Interaction and the Experience of Flow While Playing a Video Game
Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 2022 The flow state – an experience of complete absorption in an activity – is linked with less self-referential processing and increased arousal. We used the heart-evoked potential (HEP), an index representing brain–heart interaction, as well as indices of ...
Shiva Khoshnoud +3 more
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Endocrinologic Control of Men's Sexual Desire and Arousal/Erection [PDF]
, 2016 Several hormones and neurotransmitters orchestrate men's sexual response, including the appetitive (sexual desire) and consummative (arousal and penile erection) phases.
Aversa, Antonio +4 more
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Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, 2023 IntroductionThe estimate of time (temporal perception) is important for activities of daily living, sports and even survival, however time perception research needs greater scrutiny.
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