Magne Arve Flaten
Professor. Cand. psychol. (University of Oslo), dr. psychol. (University of Bergen)
Research interests
Biological psychology, psychology of learning, behavioral medicine, placebo
Recent publications
Publications in journals with peer-review
Andrews, S.E., Blumenthal, T.D., & Flaten, M.A. (1998). Effects of caffeine and caffeine-associated stimuli on the human startle eyeblink reflex. Pharmacology, Biochemistry, & Behavior, 59, 39-44.
Flaten, M.A. (1998). Caffeine-induced arousal modulates somatomotor and autonomic classical conditioning in humans. Psychopharmacology, 135, 82-92.
Flaten, M.A. (1998). Information about drug effects modify arousal. An investigation of the placebo response. Nordic Journal of Psychiatry, 52, 147-151.
Flaten, M.A., & Powell, D.A. (1998). Conditioned startle reflex facilitation in young and older adults. Experimental Aging Research, 24, 387-410.
Flaten, M.A., & Blumenthal, T.D. (1998). A parametric study of the separate contributions of the tactile and acoustic components of airpuffs to the blink reflex. Biological Psychology, 48, 227-234.
Flaten, M.A., Simonsen, T., & Olsen, H. (1999). Drug-related information generates placebo and nocebo responses that modify the drug response. Psychosomatic Medicine, 61, 250-255.
Flaten, M.A., & Blumenthal, T.D. (1999). Caffeine-associated stimuli generate conditioned responses: An experimental investigation of the placebo effect. Psychopharmacology, 145, 105-112.
Flaten, M.A., & Elden, Å. (1999). Caffeine and prepulse inhibition of the acoustic startle reflex. Psychopharmacology, 147, 322-330.
Jacobsen, K., Grøvand, H., & Flaten, M.A. (2001). Testing of visual acuity in mentally retarded subjects with Teller Acuity Cards. American Journal of Mental Retardation, 106, 145-150.
McLaughlin, J., Flaten, M.A., Chachich, M., & Powell, D.A. (2001). Medial prefrontal lesions attenuate conditioned reflex facilitation but do not affect prepulse modification of the eyeblink reflex in rabbits. Experimental Brain Research, 140, 318-325.
Mikalsen, A., Bertelsen, B., & Flaten, M.A. (2001). Effects of caffeine, caffeine-associated stimuli, and caffeine-related information on physiological and subjective arousal. Psychopharmacology, 157, 373-380.
Pissiota, A., Frans, Ö., Fredrikson, M., Långström, B., & Flaten, M.A. (2002). The human startle reflex and pons activation: a regional cerebral blood flow study. European Journal of Neuroscience, 15, 395-398.
Elden, Å., & Flaten, M.A. (2002). The relationship of automatic and controlled attention to prepulse inhibition. Journal of Psychophysiology, 16, 46-55.
Flaten, M.A. (2002). Test-retest reliability of the somatosensory blink reflex and its' modification. International Journal of Psychophysiology, 45, 261-265.
In press
Elden, Å., & Flaten, M.A. Similar effects of attention directed to acoustic and tactile stimuli on prepulse inhibition of acoustic startle. Scandinavian Journal of Psychology.
Johansen, O., Brox, J., & Flaten, M.A. Placebo and nocebo responses, cortisol, and circulating beta-endorphin. Psychosomatic Medicine
Flaten, M.A., Aasli, O., & Blumenthal, T.D. Expectancy and placebo responses to caffeine-associated stimuli. Psychopharmacology
Blumenthal, T. D., Elden, A., & Flaten, M. A. A comparison of several methods used to quantify prepulse inhibition of eyeblink responding. Psychophysiology.
Submitted
Burnett, T., Blumenthal, T.D., & Flaten, M.A. Compensatory responses to caffeine-related stimuli in non-coffee drinkers. Pharmacology, Biochemistry, & Behavior.
Elden, Å., & Flaten, M.A. Prepulse inhibition as an index of automatic and controlled attention. Journal of Psychophysiology.
Flaten, M.A., Simonsen, T., Olsen, H., Sager, G., Aamo, T., & Zahlsen, K. A test of the active placebo hypothesis. Psychosomatic Medicine.
In preparation
Flaten, M.A., & Friborg, O. Impaired classical eyeblink conditioning in old human subjects. The role of autonomic arousal. Journal of Psychophysiology.
Flaten, M.A. Arousal impairs and negative emotional valence facilitates classical eyeblink conditioning. Psychophysiology.
Johansen, O., Brox, J., & Flaten, M.A. Hormonal changes associated with placebo analgesia and nocebo hyperalgesia. Pain.
Elden, Å., & Flaten, M.A. Attentional processing of acoustic and tactile stimuli assessed by prepulse inhibition of acoustic startle. Journal of Psychophysiology
Published books and chapters in books
Svartdal, F., & Flaten, M.A. (1998). Læringspsykologi. Oslo: Ad Notam/Gyldendal, 367 s.
Flaten, M.A. (in press). Klassisk betinging. In S. Eikeseth and F. Svartdal (Eds.), Anvendt Atferdsanalyse. AdNotam/Gyldendal.
Flaten, M.A. (in press). Det biologiske grunnlag for læring. In S. Eikeseth and F. Svartdal (Eds.), Anvendt Atferdsanalyse. AdNotam/Gyldendal.
Flaten, M.A. (in press). Forventingar sin betydning for behandling. In P2 Akademiet. Oslo: NRK Fakta.
Popular science publications
Flaten, M.A. (1999). Placebo effektene: Teoretisk og empirisk analyse. Impuls, 53, 28-31.
Book reviews
Flaten, M.A. (2000). Book review of I. Kirsch (Ed.), How Expectancies Shape Experience. Scandinavian Journal of Psychology, 41, 261-262.
E-mail: magnef@psyk.uit.no
Department of Psychology, University of Tromsø, Norway
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