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Exteroceptive suppression of temporalis muscle activity in subjects with high and low aggression traits
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
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| Author | Wang, Wei Sun, Guoqiang Ye, Xujun Shen, Mowei |
| Copyright Year | 2006 |
| Abstract | STUDY AIM There is evidence that the second exteroceptive suppression period of temporalis muscle activity (ES2) is modulated by the 5-HT neuronal activity in the brainstem, and the aggression trait is also connected with the cerebral 5-HT neuronal innervation. We therefore studied the temporalis ES2 in subjects with high and low aggression traits. METHODS Sixty-five subjects with either low or high aggression trends, judged by clinical interview, answered the Zuckerman-Kuhlman Personality Questionnaire (ZKPQ), the Zuckerman Sensation Seeking Scales (SSS) and the Plutchik-van Praag Depression Inventory (PVP). These also underwent a temporalis ES2 test procedure. Twenty-two subjects with a high ZKPQ aggression trait score and 27 with a low score were selected for data analysis. RESULTS On average, the high aggression group displayed significantly reduced temporalis ES2 duration, elevated ZKPQ Impulsive Sensation Seeking, Neuroticism-Anxiety and Aggression-Hostility, and PVP scores. The personality traits were not related with either latency or duration of temporalis ES2 in any group. The PVP score, however, was negatively correlated with ES2 duration in all 49 subjects. CONCLUSIONS This study demonstrates neurophysiologic signs of brainstem dysfunction in subjects with high aggression traits. |
| Starting Page | 63 |
| Ending Page | 69 |
| Page Count | 7 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.neucli.2006.05.001 |
| PubMed reference number | 16844544 |
| Journal | Medline |
| Volume Number | 36 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neucli.2006.05.001 |
| Journal | Neurophysiologie Clinique/Clinical Neurophysiology |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |