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Table 2 Shock levels and skin-conductance responses (in square root microSiemens, μS1/2) to the conditioned stimulus, the unconditioned stimulus (US) and the omitted US ± standard error (significant P values in bold).

From: An fMRI study of unconditioned responses in post-traumatic stress disorder

 

PTSDa

TENCb

P

Shock level, mA

2.13 ± 0.16

2.20 ± 0.18

0.77

CSc+ response, μS1/2

0.27 ± 0.08

0.17 ± 0.04

0.24

CS- response, μS1/2

0.08 ± 0.04

-0.01 ± 0.04

0.04

Unconditioned response, μS1/2

0.79 ± 0.11

0.71 ± 0.07

0.56

Omitted US response, μS1/2

0.26 ± 0.05

0.21 ± 0.03

0.36

  1. aPost-traumatic stress disorder.
  2. bTrauma-exposed normal control.
  3. cCS, conditional stimulus (positive or negative).