Physiological reactivity at rest and in response to social or emotional stimuli after a traumatic brain injury: A systematic review

Bodart, Alice; Invernizzi, Sandra; Lefebvre, Laurent; Rossignol, Mandy

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Physiological reactivity at rest and in response to social or emotional stimuli after a traumatic brain injury: A systematic review

Bodart, Alice; Invernizzi, Sandra; Lefebvre, Laurent et al.

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traumatic brain injury, brain injury, physiological reactivity, autonomic reactivity, emotion, social stimuli

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[en] Numerous studies have shown that alterations in physiological reactivity (PR) after traumatic brain injury (TBI) are possibly associated with emotional deficits. We conducted a systematic review of these studies that evaluated PR in adults with moderate-to-severe TBI, either at rest or in response to emotional, stressful, or social stimuli. We focused on the most common measures of physiological response, including heart rate (HR), heart rate variability (HRV), respiratory sinus arrhythmia (RSA), electrodermal activity (EDA), salivary cortisol, facial electromyography (EMG), and blink reflex.

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CIPSE - Centre de recherche interdisciplinaire en Psychophysiologie et Electrophysiologie de la cognition

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Theoretical & cognitive psychology

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Bodart, Alice ; Université de Mons - UMONS

Invernizzi, Sandra ; Université de Mons - UMONS > Faculté de Psychologie et des Sciences de l'Education > Service de Psychologie cognitive et Neuropsychologie

Lefebvre, Laurent ; Université de Mons - UMONS > Faculté de Psychologie et des Sciences de l'Education > Service de Psychologie cognitive et Neuropsychologie

Rossignol, Mandy ; Université de Mons - UMONS > Faculté de Psychologie et des Sciences de l'Education > Service de Psychologie cognitive et Neuropsychologie

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English

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Physiological reactivity at rest and in response to social or emotional stimuli after a traumatic brain injury: A systematic review

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10 February 2023

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Frontiers in Psychology

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