Study protocol of an investigation of attention and prediction error as mechanisms of action for latent inhibition of dental fear in humans

Study protocol of an investigation of attention and prediction error as mechanisms of action for latent inhibition of dental fear in humans

Abstract Background Evidence suggests that dental anxiety and phobia are frequently the result of direct associative fear conditioning but that pre-exposure to dental stimuli prior to conditioning results in latent inhibition of fear learning. The mechanisms underlying the pre-exposure effect in hum...

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Main Authors: Laura D. Seligman, Andrew L. Geers, Lauren Kramer, Kelly S. Clemens, Keenan A. Pituch, Ben Colagiuri, Hilary A. Marusak, Christine A. Rabinak, Natalie Turner, Michael Nedley
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-01-01
Series:BMC Psychology
Subjects:
Dental phobia
Latent inhibition
Fear learning
Pre-exposure
Pain sensitivity
Virtual reality
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-023-01054-0

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-023-01054-0

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