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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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Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
RationalePrepulse inhibition of the startle response (PPI), a model of sensorimotor gating, is deficient in persons with… 
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
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
Abstract. Rationale: In smokers, pictures of smoking that increase desire for a cigarette are described as pleasant rather than… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
The acoustic startle response of rats was found to be attenuated if elicited in the presence of a conditioned stimulus predicting… 
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Influence of walking on swimmeret beating in intact lobsters, Homarus gammarus, has been analyzed using a treadmill experimental…