Sökning: "emotional motor system"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 13 avhandlingar innehållade orden emotional motor system.
1. The emotional motor system and gastrointestinal symptoms
Sammanfattning : There is a significant comorbidity between anxiety/depression and functional gastrointestinal syndromes, such as irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and functional dyspepsia. The pathophysiological link between emotions and the gut is not known. LÄS MER
2. Neurotropic influenza A virus infection in the mouse brain : targeting, persistence and functional effects
Sammanfattning : Viral infections of the central nervous system have been associated with sensory, motor and behavioral disturbances both in humans and in animals. An example of this is influenza A virus infection that causes acute respiratory diseases, which occasionally are followed by complications from the central nervous system. LÄS MER
3. Expressing emotions through vibration for perception and control
Sammanfattning : This thesis addresses a challenging problem: “how to let the visually impaired ‘see’ others emotions”. We, human beings, are heavily dependent on facial expressions to express ourselves. A smile shows that the person you are talking to is pleased, amused, relieved etc. LÄS MER
4. Progressive models of Parkinson's disease : behavioural and neurochemical analyses
Sammanfattning : Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a common neurodegenerative disorder diagnosed based on the presence of motor symptoms, including resting tremor, postural impairment, bradykinesia and rigidity. The pathological hallmarks are degeneration of midbrain dopaminergic neurons and the accumulation of inclusions containing the misfolded protein α-synuclein (termed “Lewy bodies”) throughout the nervous system. LÄS MER
5. Respiratory Sinus Arrhythmia and Emotion : Effects of pictorial stimuli and state anxiety
Sammanfattning : Respiratory sinus arrhythmia (RSA) refers to heart rate variations due to respiration, which results from parasympathetic nervous system activity mediated via the tenth cranial nerve, the vagus. Thus, the magnitude of RSA is considered as an index of cardiac vagal tone. This thesis explored RSA during emotional responding in healthy women and men. LÄS MER