Rationale: Although the study of emotions can look back to over 100 years of research, it is unclear which information the brain uses to construct the subjective experience of an emotion.
Objective: In the current study, we assess the role of the peripheral and central adrenergic system in this respect.
Methods: Healthy volunteers underwent a double inhalation of 35% CO, which is a well-validated procedure to induce an intense emotion, namely panic. In a randomized, cross-over design, 34 participants received either a β-blocker acting selectively in the peripheral nervous system (atenolol), a β-blocker acting in the peripheral and central nervous system (metoprolol), or a placebo before the CO inhalation.
Results: Heart rate and systolic blood pressure were reduced in both β-blocker conditions compared to placebo, showing effective inhibition of the adrenergic tone. Nevertheless, the subjective experience of the induced panic was the same in all conditions, as measured by self-reported fear, discomfort, and panic symptom ratings.
Conclusions: These results indicate that information from the peripheral and central adrenergic system does not play a major role in the construction of the subjective emotion.
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