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ArticleeLife2022

Robust group- but limited individual-level (longitudinal) reliability and insights into cross-phases response prediction of conditioned fear.

Maren Klingelhöfer-Jens, Mana R Ehlers, Manuel Kuhn, Vincent Keyaniyan, Tina B Lonsdorf

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Article in eLife, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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12 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 28 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Maren Klingelhöfer-JensInstitute for Systems Neuroscience, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-5393-7871
Mana R EhlersInstitute for Systems Neuroscience, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-1316-3787
Manuel KuhnInstitute for Systems Neuroscience, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-2210-9130
Vincent KeyaniyanInstitute for Systems Neuroscience, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-5674-5197
Tina B LonsdorfInstitute for Systems Neuroscience, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-1501-4846
Universität Hamburg · DEHarvard University · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Here, we follow the call to target measurement reliability as a key prerequisite for individual-level predictions in translational neuroscience by investigating (1) longitudinal reliability at the individual and (2) group level, (3) internal consistency and (4) response predictability across experimental phases. One hundred and twenty individuals performed a fear conditioning paradigm twice 6 months apart. Analyses of skin conductance responses, fear ratings and blood oxygen level dependent functional magnetic resonance imaging (BOLD fMRI) with different data transformations and included numbers of trials were conducted. While longitudinal reliability was rather limited at the individual level, it was comparatively higher for acquisition but not extinction at the group level. Internal consistency was satisfactory. Higher responding in preceding phases predicted higher responding in subsequent experimental phases at a weak to moderate level depending on data specifications. In sum, the results suggest that while individual-level predictions are meaningful for (very) short time frames, they also call for more attention to measurement properties in the field.

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Extinction, PsychologicalGalvanic Skin ResponseFearHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingReproducibility of ResultsBOLD fMRIfear conditioningfear ratingshumanneuroscienceskin conductance responsetemporal stability

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PMID36098500
PMCPMC9691022
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