@article{b915c91d023b47b599238250e7d28938,
title = "Emotional processing affects movement speed",
abstract = "Emotions can affect various aspects of human behavior. The impact of emotions on behavior is traditionally thought to occur at central, cognitive and motor preparation stages. Using EMG to measure the effects of emotion on movement, we found that emotional stimuli differing in valence and arousal elicited highly specific effects on peripheral movement time. This result has conceptual implications for the emotion-motion link and potentially practical implications for neurorehabilitation and professional environments where fast motor reactions are critical.",
keywords = "EMG, Emotion, Movement time, Reaction time",
author = "H{\"a}lbig, {Thomas D.} and Borod, {Joan C.} and Frisina, {Pasquale G.} and Winona Tse and Andrei Voustianiouk and Olanow, {C. Warren} and Gracies, {Jean Michel}",
note = "Funding Information: This work was supported, in part, by a fellowship award to TDH from the Bachmann-Strauss Dystonia & Parkinson Foundation (New York, NY) and by Professional Staff Congress–CUNY award #63746-00-41 to JCB. We thank Dr. Stephanie Assuras and Judy Creighton for data collection and study coordination. We thank Karen Fung and Drs. Donald Weisz, Nancy Foldi, and Horacio Kaufmann for technical consulting and support. ",
year = "2011",
month = sep,
doi = "10.1007/s00702-011-0627-4",
language = "English",
volume = "118",
pages = "1319--1322",
journal = "Journal of Neural Transmission",
issn = "0300-9564",
publisher = "Springer Verlag",
number = "9",
}