Learning and Memory Consolidation Processes of Attention-Bias Modification in Anxious and Nonanxious Individuals

被引:24
作者
Abend, Rany [1 ]
Pine, Daniel S. [2 ]
Fox, Nathan A. [3 ]
Bar-Haim, Yair [1 ,4 ]
机构
[1] Tel Aviv Univ, Sch Psychol Sci, POB 39040, IL-69978 Tel Aviv, Israel
[2] NIMH, Sect Dev Affect Neurosci, Bethesda, MD 20892 USA
[3] Univ Maryland, Dept Human Dev, College Pk, MD 20742 USA
[4] Tel Aviv Univ, Sagol Sch Neurosci, Tel Aviv, Israel
关键词
anxiety; attention-bias modification; learning; memory; consolidation; cognitive training;
D O I
10.1177/2167702614526571
中图分类号
B849 [应用心理学];
学科分类号
040203 ;
摘要
Recent evidence suggests that attention-bias-modification (ABM) procedures may reduce anxiety via computerized attention-training tasks. However, the mechanisms underlying the modification of attention patterns in anxiety remain largely unexplored. Here, we compared anxious and nonanxious participants in terms of learning and memory consolidation effects associated with training to attend either toward or away from threat. When trained to attend away from threat, the primary training condition in ABM treatment, anxious participants demonstrated impaired within-session learning. In contrast, consolidation of threat-related learning did not vary as a function of anxiety. These findings suggest that anxious participants have a selective difficulty in altering their threat-related attention patterns during ABM. This specific deficit could explain inconsistent findings in the ABM research base, as well as elucidate potential targets for optimizing ABM protocols in the treatment of anxiety.
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页码:620 / 627
页数:8
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