Neutral auditory words immediately followed by painful electric shock may show reduced next-day recollection.

ABSTRACT: In this study, we investigated the effect of experimentally delivered acute pain on memory. Twenty-five participants participated in experimental sessions on consecutive days. The first session involved a categorization task to encourage memory encoding. There were two conditions, presented in randomized order, in which participants listened to a series of words, which were repeated three times. In one condition, one-third of the word items were immediately followed by a painful electrical shock. This word-shock pairing was consistent across repetition and the pain-paired items were presented unpredictably. In the other condition, all word items were not associated with pain. Response times over these repeated presentations were assessed for differences. Explicit memory was tested the foll

SUBMITTER: Norton CM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10190200 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature