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Reflex, Startle

Known as: Startle Reactions, Startle Response, Response, Startle 
A complex involuntary response to an unexpected strong stimulus. The reaction involves physical movement away from the stimulus, MUSCLE CONTRACTION… 
National Institutes of Health

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Acoustic Startle Reflex

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Reflex actionReflex motion descriptor
Reflex, AcousticReflex, MoroReflex, Orbicularis Oculiaspects of radiation effects

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Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Ontogeny of Isolation Rearing-Induced Deficits in Sensorimotor Gating in Rats
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Corticotropin‐releasing Factor in the Caudal Pontine Reticular Nucleus Mediates the Expression of Fear‐potentiated Startle in the Rat
The fear‐potentiated startle paradigm is a valuable model for the investigation of the neuronal basis of fear. Previous studies… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Conditioned Pleasure Attenuates the Startle Response in Rats
The acoustic startle response of rats was found to be attenuated if elicited in the presence of a conditioned stimulus predicting… 
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Persistent stress-induced sensitization of adrenocortical and startle responses
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Zebrafish inner ear sensory surfaces are similar to those in goldfish
Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Potentiation of the acoustic startle response by a conditioned stimulus paired with acoustic startle stimulus in rats.
The hypothesis that the standard acoustic startle habituation paradigm contains the elements of Pavlovian fear conditioning was… 
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
Prepulse inhibition of the acoustic startle response is disrupted by N-ethyl-3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine (MDEA) in the rat.
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Influence of walking on swimmeret beating in the lobster Homarus gammarus.
Influence of walking on swimmeret beating in intact lobsters, Homarus gammarus, has been analyzed using a treadmill experimental… 
Highly Cited
1959
Highly Cited
1959
A clinical study of Gilles de la Tourette's disease (maladie des tics) in children.
In his search of the literature for cases of a similar nature, Gilles de la Tourette was much impressed by reports of analogous… 
Highly Cited
1956
Highly Cited
1956
The relation between the startle reaction and the non-specific EEG response to sudden stimuli with a discussion on the mechanism of arousal.
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