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• TITLE: Inhibition in Action–Inhibitory Components in the Behavioral Activation System

  AUTHORS: Stefan Sütterlin, Stein Andersson, Claus Vögele

  KEYWORDS: Behavioral Activation System, Heart Rate Variability, Stop-Signal Task, Self-Regulation

  JOURNAL NAME: Journal of Behavioral and Brain Science, Vol.1 No.3, August 26, 2011

  ABSTRACT: Over the past two decades, the neurobiological substrates of the reinforcement theory have been discussed in terms of a behavioral activation system (BAS) and a behavioral inhibition system (BIS). While the BAS has been conceptualized as both an activating system and an approach-related system, the empirical evidence for either approach remains inconclusive. In the current study we hypothesize that the inclusion of self-regulatory capacity contributes to a better understanding of the BAS. In a sample of 29 volunteers motor response inhibition elicited by a stop-signal task and heart rate variability (HRV) as a proxy of self-regulatory capacity were related to BAS scores (BIS/BAS scales [1]). Results show significant positive associations between inhibitory capacity and the sensitivity of the behavioral activation system, suggesting markers of self-regulation as components of the BAS.