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  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Neuroscience
  • Psychophysiology

Background:

  • Anxiety is associated with cognitive impairments, particularly in working memory.
  • Understanding the interplay between anxiety and working memory is crucial for developing effective interventions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the relationship between working memory (WM) processes and anxiety.
  • To examine how WM maintenance affects anxiety-potentiated startle (APS) responses.

Main Methods:

  • Integration of the Sternberg Working Memory (WM) paradigm with the threat of shock paradigm.
  • Probing anxiety using the acoustic startle reflex during WM maintenance or intertrial intervals.
  • Measuring anxiety-potentiated startle (APS) under conditions of shock threat and safety.

Main Results:

  • Working memory maintenance during threat of shock significantly impacts APS.
  • The timing of startle probes (WM maintenance vs. intertrial interval) differentially affects APS.

Conclusions:

  • Working memory load modulates anxiety responses.
  • This paradigm offers a novel approach to studying the cognitive-affective interactions in anxiety.