Age Differences in Arousal, Perception of Affective Pictures, and Emotional Memory Enhancement: Appraisal, Electrodermal Activity, and Imaging Data

Gavazzeni, Joachim

doi:10.1037/e529972013-001

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“…Inconsistent findings were also found in self-reported emotional experiences and in the physiological arousal levels across different age groups [ 44 , 51 , 64 , 65 , 66 , 67 , 68 ].…”

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confidence: 98%

Interoception in Old Age

Ulus

Aisenberg-Shafran

2022

Brain Sciences

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Emotion regulation in old age was found to be more efficient; seniors seem to focus less on the negative aspects of experiences. Here, we ask, do older individuals regulate their emotions more efficiently or are they numb to the physiological changes that modulate these emotions? Interoception, the perception of physical feelings, influences a person’s mood, emotions, and sense of well-being, and was hardly tested among older adults. We examined the awareness of physiological changes (physiological arousal—blood pressure and heart rate) of 47 older adults, compared to 18 young adults, and their subjective reports of emotional experiences while viewing emotional stimuli. Interoception was decreased in old age. Blood pressure medications had a partial role in this reduction. Moreover, interoception mediated emotional experience, such that low interoception led to lower experiences of changes in physiological arousal. These findings may account for the emotional changes in old age, suggesting a decline in sensitivity with age, which leads to a positive interpretation of information.

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“…Inconsistent findings were also found in self-reported emotional experiences and in the physiological arousal levels across different age groups [ 44 , 51 , 64 , 65 , 66 , 67 , 68 ].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 98%

Interoception in Old Age

Ulus

Aisenberg-Shafran

2022

Brain Sciences

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Age Differences in Arousal, Perception of Affective Pictures, and Emotional Memory Enhancement: Appraisal, Electrodermal Activity, and Imaging Data

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Interoception in Old Age

Interoception in Old Age

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