| Reference : Visceral-afferent signals from the cardiovascular system, but not urinary urge, affec... |
| Scientific journals : Article | |||
| Social & behavioral sciences, psychology : Neurosciences & behavior | |||
| http://hdl.handle.net/10993/37304 | |||
| Visceral-afferent signals from the cardiovascular system, but not urinary urge, affect startle eye blink | |
| English | |
Schulz, André  [University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Language and Literature, Humanities, Arts and Education (FLSHASE) > Integrative Research Unit: Social and Individual Development (INSIDE) >] | |
| Schilling, Thomas M. [] | |
| Vögele, Claus [University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Language and Literature, Humanities, Arts and Education (FLSHASE) > Integrative Research Unit: Social and Individual Development (INSIDE) >] | |
| Schächinger, Hartmut [] | |
| 2019 | |
| Physiology and Behavior | |
| Elsevier | |
| 199 | |
| 1 | |
| 165-172 | |
| Yes (verified by ORBilu) | |
| International | |
| 0031-9384 | |
| 1873-507X | |
| New-York | |
| NY | |
| [en] interoception ; startle modulation ; urinary bladder ; visceral afferents ; visceral perception | |
| [en] The aim of the current study was to investigate if startle methodology is suitable to reflect
urinary urgency. Eighteen healthy men were tested on two separate days, each including an ingestion of fluid until 80% of the subjective urge to micturate was reached. EMG responses to acoustic startle stimuli were assessed before and after micturition, as well as in the early and late cardiac cycle phases (230 vs. 530 ms after a cardiac R-wave). Sonographic assessment confirmed bladder-filling status. Emotional arousal, stress, urge and unpleasantness ratings, as well as mean blood pressure were higher before than after micturition. Startle eye blink responses were lower during the early than during the late cardiac cycle phase, but were not affected by bladder filling status. We conclude that startle methodology is suitable for the investigation of afferent signals from the cardiovascular system, but not to reflect urinary urgency. This result may be due to different neurophysiological mechanisms underlying afferent signals from the bladder compared to other visceral organs or interference with affective states or sympathetic activation associated with bladder filling. Notwithstanding, the present research protocol of fluid intake, sonographic assessment of the bladder, and subjective reports, can be applied to examine visceral-afferent signals from the bladder. | |
| Researchers ; Professionals ; Students | |
| http://hdl.handle.net/10993/37304 | |
| 10.1016/j.physbeh.2018.11.018 |
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