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Autonomic behavior

B T Engel1

  • 1Laboratory of Behavioral Sciences, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Baltimore, Maryland 21224.

Experimental Gerontology
|July 1, 1993
PubMed
Summary
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Autonomic responses, typically reflexes, can be learned behaviors. This learning has clinical importance, especially for elderly patients with incontinence and hypertension, who can be trained to normalize responses.

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Area of Science:

  • Behavioral science
  • Neuroscience
  • Gerontology

Background:

  • Autonomic responses are traditionally viewed as involuntary reflexes.
  • Recent research suggests these responses can be modified through learning principles.
  • This has implications for understanding and treating various conditions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review evidence demonstrating that autonomic responses can be learned behaviors.
  • To highlight the clinical significance of autonomic learning.
  • To discuss applications in gerontology, specifically for incontinence and hypertension.

Main Methods:

  • Systematic review of experimental and clinical studies.
  • Analysis of studies employing antecedent cues and consequent contingencies to modify autonomic responses.

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  • Examination of training protocols for specific patient populations.

    • Main Results:

    • Autonomic responses meet behavioral criteria, being modifiable via stimuli.
    • Autonomic learning is demonstrated in both experimental and clinical settings.
    • Clinical studies show successful normalization of pathological autonomic responses in elderly patients.

    Conclusions:

    • Autonomic responses are not solely elicited reflexes but can be learned behaviors.
    • Autonomic learning holds significant clinical importance.
    • Training interventions can effectively normalize autonomic responses in geriatric patients with incontinence and hypertension.