Caloric vestibular stimulation modulates affective control and mood

Preuss, Nora; Hasler, Gregor; Mast, Fred W. (2014). Caloric vestibular stimulation modulates affective control and mood. Brain stimulation, 7(1), pp. 133-140. Elsevier 10.1016/j.brs.2013.09.003

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BACKGROUND:

Clinical evidence suggests a link between vestibular dysfunctions and mood disorders. No study has yet investigated mood and affective control during vestibular stimulation in healthy participants.

OBJECTIVE:

We predicted a modulating effect of caloric vestibular stimulation (CVS) on affective control measured in an affective Go/NoGo task (AGN).

METHODS:

Thirty-two participants performed an AGN task while they were exposed to cold left or right ear CVS (20 °C) and sham stimulation (37 °C). In each block, either positive or negative pictures (taken from the International Affective Picture System) were defined as targets. Participants had to respond to targets (Go), and withhold responses to distractors (NoGo).

RESULTS:

The sensitivity index d' (hits - false alarms) was used to measure affective control. Affective control improved during right ear CVS when viewing positive stimuli (P = .005), but decreased during left ear CVS when compared to sham stimulation (P = .009). CVS had a similar effect on positive mood ratings (Positive and Negative Affect Schedule). Positive mood ratings decreased during left ear CVS when compared to sham stimulation, but there was no effect after right ear CVS.

DISCUSSION:

The results suggest that CVS, depending on side of stimulation, has a modulating effect on mood and affective control. The results complement previous findings in manic patients and provide new evidence for the clinical potential of CVS.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Original Article)

Division/Institute:

04 Faculty of Medicine > University Psychiatric Services > University Hospital of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy > Healthcare Research
07 Faculty of Human Sciences > Institute of Psychology > Cognitive Psychology, Perception and Methodology
10 Strategic Research Centers > Center for Cognition, Learning and Memory (CCLM)

UniBE Contributor:

Preuss, Nora, Hasler, Gregor, Mast, Fred

Subjects:

100 Philosophy > 150 Psychology
600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health

ISSN:

1935-861X

Publisher:

Elsevier

Language:

English

Submitter:

Jeannette Gatschet

Date Deposited:

03 Apr 2014 09:10

Last Modified:

05 Dec 2022 14:29

Publisher DOI:

10.1016/j.brs.2013.09.003

PubMed ID:

24139868

BORIS DOI:

10.7892/boris.42937

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/42937

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