MENTAL IMAGERY AFFECTS SUBSEQUENT AUTOMATIC DEFENSE RESPONSES

Mental imagery affects subsequent automatic defense responses

Automatic defense responses promote survival and appropriate action under threat.They have also been associated with the development of threat-related psychiatric syndromes.Targeting such automatic responses during threat may be useful in populations with frequent threat exposure.Here, two experiments explored whether mental imagery as a pre-trauma

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Durability and strength characteristics of high-strength concrete incorporated with volcanic pumice powder and polypropylene fibers

In this paper, the partial replacement of volcanic pumice powder (VPP) was investigated for use as a supplementary cementitious material.High-strength concrete (HSC) was prepared using two sets of VPP (10% and 20%) incorporated with three sets of TUDCA polypropylene fiber (PF) (0.20%, 0.35%, and 0.50%) to produce different concrete mixtures.Several

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Consumption patterns before and during the COVID-19 pandemic among patients admitted to inpatient drug detoxification treatment: Results of two cross-sectional surveys from 2018 and 2021

BackgroundThe lockdown measures during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic could have influenced drug consumption patterns of persons with drug use disorder, especially due to a reduced availability of drugs, an increased consumption of sedating substances as a coping strategy, or a shift to novel psychotropic substances (NPS) associated with an increased drug

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