Cue Reactivity
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A Protocol for Measuring Cue Reactivity in a Rat Model of Cocaine Use Disorder
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2018
Cue reactivity is conceptualized as sensitivity to cues linked with drug-taking experiences that contribute to craving and relapse in abstinent humans. Cue reactivity is modeled in rats by measuring attentional orientation toward drug-associated cues that results in appetitive approach behavior in a cue reactivity test following self-administration and forced abstinence.
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Spatial Cueing
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2023
Source: Laboratory of Jonathan Flombaum—Johns Hopkins University Attention refers to the limited human ability to select some information for processing at the expense of other stimuli in the environment. Attention operates in all sensory modalities: vision, hearing, touch, even taste and smell. It is most often studied in the visual domain though. A common way to study visual attention is with a spatial cueing paradigm. This paradigm allows researchers to measure the consequences of focusing...
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Measuring Sensitivity to Viewpoint Change with and without Stereoscopic Cues
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2013
We discuss a novel method forviewpoint-rotation of visual stimuli, and demonstrate using a mirror stereoscopethe three-dimensional percept of rotation-in-depth. The technique can be used to investigate the role of stereoscopic cues in encoding viewpoint-rotated figures.
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Non-Verbal Cues
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2025
Non-verbal communication extends beyond gestures and facial expressions to include vocal elements known as paralanguage. Paralanguage consists of non-verbal vocal cues such as pitch, loudness, speech rate, pauses, and non-verbal vocalizations like laughter, sighs, and moans. These elements not only accompany speech but also provide critical emotional and contextual information.The Role of Paralanguage in CommunicationParalanguage adds depth to spoken language by conveying emotions and...
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Detecting Reactive Oxygen Species
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2023
Reactive oxygen species are chemically active, oxygen-derived molecules capable of oxidizing other molecules. Because of their reactive nature, there are many deleterious effects associated with unchecked ROS production, including structural damage to DNA and other biological molecules. However, ROS can also be mediators of physiological signaling. There is accumulating evidence that ROS play significant roles in everything from activation of transcription factors to the mediation of...
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Associative learning links environmental stimuli with rewards or other outcomes, allowing those stimuli to acquire behavioral significance. When the linked cues are encountered again, they can engage attention, motivation, memory, and autonomic responses. Studying these coordinated changes helps neuroscience researchers examine how learned associations influence motivated behavior.
Cues can be sensory signals, such as sights or sounds, or broader environmental contexts. Each may become associated with a learned outcome and elicit emotional, cognitive, or physiological changes when encountered. Examining these forms separately helps researchers determine whether a response is expressed through attention, motivation, memory, or autonomic activity.
Neural circuits help shape how learned cues influence motivated behavior and decision-making. Cue reactivity research connects measurable responses with processes involving attention, motivation, and memory, rather than treating behavior as an isolated event. This perspective is useful for examining why particular environmental signals can influence choices after an association has been learned.
Researchers measure cue reactivity through complementary behavioral tasks, self-reports, brain imaging, and physiological measures. Behavioral tasks can capture observable responses, while self-reports assess participants’ reported experiences. Brain imaging and physiological methods add information about neural and autonomic activity, allowing studies to compare multiple dimensions of the response rather than relying on one measure.
A study presents stimuli or contexts associated with a learned experience and evaluates the resulting response using one or more measurement approaches. Researchers may combine task performance, participant reports, imaging data, and physiological signals to examine attention, motivation, memory, or autonomic changes. The resulting pattern provides a multidimensional view of cue-linked behavior.
Cue reactivity provides a framework for studying craving, addiction, and relapse risk because learned environmental signals can influence motivated behavior and decision-making. Researchers can use behavioral, self-report, brain-imaging, and physiological measures to examine these cue-related responses. This approach also supports investigation of how neural circuits contribute to behavior in conditions shaped by learned cues.