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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY 10029, USA. thomas.haelbig@charite.de
authors.forename: Thomas D
authors.initials: TD
authors.lastname: Hälbig
authors.forename: Joan C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Borod
authors.forename: Pasquale G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Frisina
authors.forename: Winona
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Tse
authors.forename: Andrei
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Voustianiouk
authors.forename: C Warren
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Olanow
authors.forename: Jean-Michel
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Gracies
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001143:Arousal / Q000502:physiology; D004576:Electromyography / Q000379:methods; D004644:Emotions / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008606:Mental Processes / Q000502:physiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009068:Movement / Q000502:physiology*; D010775:Photic Stimulation / Q000379:methods; D011597:Psychomotor Performance / Q000502:physiology*; D011930:Reaction Time / Q000502:physiology*