Autonomic responsivity and semantic associative competences in disturb of consciousness
Linguistic associative functions in Disorders of Consciousness patient (DOC) were studied in the present research by using autonomic measures (Skin Conductance Response, SCR; Heart Rate, HR). We intended to verify the preservation of semantic linguistic processes in Vegetative State (VS) and Minima...
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| description | Linguistic associative functions in Disorders of Consciousness patient (DOC) were studied in the present research by using autonomic measures (Skin Conductance Response, SCR; Heart Rate, HR). We intended to verify the preservation of semantic linguistic processes in Vegetative State (VS) and Minimal Consciousness State (MCS) by considering arousal modulation. Twenty-four patients and twenty controls were submitted to an auditory semantic task (congruous or incongruous word sequences). A similar increased SCR/HR was found for both DOC and control group in response to incongruous condition. This modulation was interpreted as a marker of the increased cognitive difficulty in processing and restoring incongruent information. However, MCS and VS groups quantitatively (but not qualitatively) differed in term of degree of increased arousal, since higher SCR and HR increasing was observed for MCS than VS. These results were interpreted as a marker that the semantic processing was partially preserved in both VS and MCS patients. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a286a27022764424893683a6b91c07ef2022-12-22T01:11:19ZengLED Edizioni UniversitarieNeuropsychological Trends1970-321X1970-32012014-04-0115556510.7358/neur-2014-015-stopAutonomic responsivity and semantic associative competences in disturb of consciousnessMichela Balconi0Rachele Stoppelli1Maria Elide Vanutelli2Research Unit in Affective and Social Neuroscience, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Milan, Italy; Department of Psychology, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Milan, ItalyDepartment of Psychology, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Milan, ItalyResearch Unit in Affective and Social Neuroscience, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Milan, Italy; Department of Psychology, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Milan, ItalyLinguistic associative functions in Disorders of Consciousness patient (DOC) were studied in the present research by using autonomic measures (Skin Conductance Response, SCR; Heart Rate, HR). We intended to verify the preservation of semantic linguistic processes in Vegetative State (VS) and Minimal Consciousness State (MCS) by considering arousal modulation. Twenty-four patients and twenty controls were submitted to an auditory semantic task (congruous or incongruous word sequences). A similar increased SCR/HR was found for both DOC and control group in response to incongruous condition. This modulation was interpreted as a marker of the increased cognitive difficulty in processing and restoring incongruent information. However, MCS and VS groups quantitatively (but not qualitatively) differed in term of degree of increased arousal, since higher SCR and HR increasing was observed for MCS than VS. These results were interpreted as a marker that the semantic processing was partially preserved in both VS and MCS patients.http://www.ledonline.it/NeuropsychologicalTrends/allegati/NeuropsychologicalTrends_15_Vanutelli.pdfDisturb of consciousnessSCRHRArousalMCSVS |
| spellingShingle | Michela Balconi Rachele Stoppelli Maria Elide Vanutelli Autonomic responsivity and semantic associative competences in disturb of consciousness Neuropsychological Trends Disturb of consciousness SCR HR Arousal MCS VS |
| title | Autonomic responsivity and semantic associative competences in disturb of consciousness |
| title_full | Autonomic responsivity and semantic associative competences in disturb of consciousness |
| title_fullStr | Autonomic responsivity and semantic associative competences in disturb of consciousness |
| title_full_unstemmed | Autonomic responsivity and semantic associative competences in disturb of consciousness |
| title_short | Autonomic responsivity and semantic associative competences in disturb of consciousness |
| title_sort | autonomic responsivity and semantic associative competences in disturb of consciousness |
| topic | Disturb of consciousness SCR HR Arousal MCS VS |
| url | http://www.ledonline.it/NeuropsychologicalTrends/allegati/NeuropsychologicalTrends_15_Vanutelli.pdf |
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