Editorial: Behavioral and physiological bases of attentional biases: paradigms, participants, and stimuli

Pfabigan, Daniela M.; Tran, Ulrich S.

doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2015.00686

Cited by 7 publications

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“…A gold standard in attentional bias research is the dot-probe paradigm, which also enables investigation of attentional capture effects (Pfabigan and Tran, 2015 ). In this task, a prominent stimulus (cue) and a neutral stimulus are presented at the same time in different spatial locations (e.g., one to the left and one to the right of the central fixation point), followed by the presentation of a target at cued or not cued locations.…”

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Self-face Captures, Holds, and Biases Attention

et al. 2018

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The implicit self-recognition process may take place already in the pre-attentive stages of perception. After a silent stimulus has captured attention, it is passed on to the attentive stage where it can affect decision making and responding. Numerous studies show that the presence of self-referential information affects almost every cognitive level. These effects may share a common and fundamental basis in an attentional mechanism, conceptualized as attentional bias: the exaggerated deployment of attentional resources to a salient stimulus. A gold standard in attentional bias research is the dot-probe paradigm. In this task, a prominent stimulus (cue) and a neutral stimulus are presented in different spatial locations, followed by the presentation of a target. In the current study we aimed at investigating whether the self-face captures, holds and biases attention when presented as a task-irrelevant stimulus. In two dot-probe experiments coupled with the event-related potential (ERP) technique we analyzed the following relevant ERPs components: N2pc and SPCN which reflect attentional shifts and the maintenance of attention, respectively. An inter-stimulus interval separating face-cues and probes (800 ms) was introduced only in the first experiment. In line with our predictions, in Experiment 1 the self-face elicited the N2pc and the SPCN component. In Experiment 2 in addition to N2pc, an attentional bias was observed. Our results indicate that unintentional self-face processing disables the top-down control setting to filter out distractors, thus leading to the engagement of attentional resources and visual short-term memory.

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confidence: 99%

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“…It is therefore likely that these effects are mediated by an interaction between both opioid and DA neurotransmission. Whether activity is enhanced or diminished is debated and requires more research, nevertheless these studies provide evidence for a role of the endogenous opioid system in performance monitoring and RPEs (Beard et al, 2015, Pfabigan and Tran, 2015, Whitton et al, 2017). Together these studies support the claim that blocking opioid function increases adaptive control following errors.…”

Section: Opioid Ligands and Cognitive Function – Preclinical Evidencementioning

confidence: 98%

“…This effect was replicated in rats, where CRF increased response latencies, and was reversed by a KOR antagonist (Beard et al, 2015). Additionally, in healthy individuals with a gain of function polymorphism in the PDYN gene, assessed on the arrow flanker task while undergoing electroencephalogram (EEG) recordings, determined that those with higher PDYN expression showed higher neural error processing compared to those with lower PDYN expression (Pfabigan and Tran, 2015). This finding suggests that high DYN levels may enhance performance monitoring in healthy controls.…”

Section: Opioid Ligands and Cognitive Function – Preclinical Evidencementioning

confidence: 99%

Opioid modulation of cognitive impairment in depression

Jacobson

Wulf

Browne

et al. 2018

Progress in Brain Research

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The failure of traditional antidepressant medications to adequately target cognitive impairment is associated with poor treatment response, increased risk of relapse and greater lifetime disability. Opioid receptor antagonists are currently under development as novel therapeutics for major depressive disorders (MDD) and other stress-related illnesses. Although it is known that dysregulation of the endogenous opioid system is observed in patients diagnosed with MDD, the impact of opioidergic neurotransmission on cognitive impairment has not been systematically evaluated. Here we review the literature indicating that opioid manipulations can alter cognitive functions in humans. Furthermore, we detail the preclinical studies that demonstrate the ability of mu opioid receptor (MOR) and kappa opioid receptor (KOR) ligands to modulate several cognitive processes. Specifically, this review focuses on domains within higher order cognitive processing, including attention and executive functioning, which can differentiate cognitive processes influenced by motivational state.

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“…(7) Frequency Illusion bias: When an individual perceives a word, a name or a meaning for the first time, then soon he sees and hears it everywhere [14]. (8) Attentional Bias: When a person focuses his or her attention on one or two options, even though there are other options on the table [15]. ( 9) Availability Heuristic Bias: This is when people exaggerate the value of a piece of information because it is available to them [16].…”

Section: Bias and Criticismmentioning

confidence: 99%

Bias in the Critique of Arab Architecture

Karbol¹,

Al-Saadi²,

Al-Majidi³

2021

IJDNE

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The research derives its significance from the importance of the subject of architectural criticism, and what it reflects on the reality of contemporary architecture and local identity in the Arab region in light of the changing political and economic ideas. From this point of view, the research problem can be summarized as: The extent of the comprehensiveness of previous studies of the relationship of bias to architectural criticism and determining its characteristics and types as a mechanism of criticism in contemporary Arab architecture. To address the research problem, the goal of the research was determined by building a theoretical framework to understand how to release critical judgments within the concept of bias, and to access the mechanisms that measure criticism in contemporary Arab architecture based on the research hypothesis that states: The intellectual features in architectural criticism are determined through a set of characteristics and concepts associated with the concept of bias.

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Editorial: Behavioral and physiological bases of attentional biases: paradigms, participants, and stimuli

Cited by 7 publications

References 16 publications

Self-face Captures, Holds, and Biases Attention

Self-face Captures, Holds, and Biases Attention

Opioid modulation of cognitive impairment in depression

Bias in the Critique of Arab Architecture

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