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ArticleCognitive, affective & behavioral neuroscience2026

Imagery-based fear conditioning enhances the late positive potential.

Christian Panitz, Erik M Mueller

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Article in Cognitive, affective & behavioral neuroscience, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Christian PanitzDepartment of Psychology, University of Bremen, Hochschulring 18, 28359, Bremen, Germany. cpanitz@uni-bremen.de.
Erik M MuellerDepartment of Psychology, University of Marburg, Gutenbergstr. 18, 35032, Marburg, Germany.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pairing a conditioned stimulus (CS) repeatedly with aversive imagery as unconditioned stimulus induces conditioned subjective and autonomic fear responses, which can explain fears without prior aversive experiences. To investigate underlying brain dynamics, we assessed the late positive potential, an electrocortical response sensitive to classically conditioned fear, together with skin conductance, cardiac interbeat interval, and fear ratings in 48 participants. Participants underwent either 1) imagery-based fear conditioning, in which aversive CS+ (CS+

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Conditioning, ClassicalEvoked PotentialsFearImaginationAdultElectroencephalographyFemaleGalvanic Skin ResponseHeart RateHumansMaleYoung AdultAnxietyAversive conditioningLate positive potentialLearningMental imageryThreat conditioning

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PMID41507656
PMCPMC13260277

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