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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
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Influence of fear conditioning on elicited ponto-geniculo-occipital waves and rapid eye movement sleep.
The amygdala plays a central role in fear conditioning, a model of anticipatory anxiety. It has massive projections to brainstem… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Appetitive nature of drug cues confirmed with physiological measures in a model using pictures of smoking
Abstract. Rationale: In smokers, pictures of smoking that increase desire for a cigarette are described as pleasant rather than… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Implementation of a large-scale ENU mutagenesis program: towards increasing the mouse mutant resource
Abstract. Systematic approaches to mouse mutagenesis will be vital for future studies of gene function. We have begun a major ENU… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Ontogeny of Isolation Rearing-Induced Deficits in Sensorimotor Gating in Rats
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Effect of acute subcutaneous nicotine on prepulse inhibition of the acoustic startle reflex in healthy male non-smokers
Abstract In a double-blind placebo-controlled trial, the effects of two doses (6 μg/kg, 12 μg/kg) of acute SC nicotine were… 
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
Substance P is involved in the sensitization of the acoustic startle response by footshocks in rats
Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
Triggering of locust jump by multimodal inhibitory interneurons.
1. The locust jump is triggered by a sudden inhibition of activity in hindleg flexor tibiae motoneurons following cocontraction… 
Highly Cited
1974
Highly Cited
1974
Brain stem pathways, cortical modulation, and habituation of the acoustic startle response.
Highly Cited
1970
Highly Cited
1970
Role of weak signals in acoustic startle.
When a relatively weak pulse of noise precedes an intense (startle eliciting) stimulus by 5 msec, the latency of the rat's… 
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