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eye blink reflex

Known as: nictitating membrane reflex 
The reflex process in which a mechanical stimulus applied to the eye elicits a response of the eyelid closing. [GOC:dph, PMID:2913208]
National Institutes of Health

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2014
2014
Avian reflex and electroencephalogram responses in different states of consciousness
Defining states of clinical consciousness in animals is important in veterinary anaesthesia and in studies of euthanasia and… Expand
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2010
2010
Using time to insensibility and estimated time of death to evaluate a nonpenetrating captive bolt, cervical dislocation, and blunt trauma for on-farm killing of turkeys.
The effectiveness of a pneumatic nonpenetrating captive bolt (Zephyr) was assessed for on-farm euthanasia of turkeys and compared… Expand
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2009
Highly Cited
2009
Modulation of the startle reflex by pleasant and unpleasant music.
The issue of emotional feelings to music is the object of a classic debate in music psychology. Emotivists argue that emotions… Expand
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1996
1996
Hippocampal Acetylcholine Increases During Eyeblink Conditioning in the Rabbit
The classically conditioned rabbit nictitating membrane reflex (NMR) is modulated by the septohippocampal cholinergic system… Expand
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1992
1992
Changes in the motor pattern of learned and unlearned responses following cerebellar lesions: A kinematic analysis of the nictitating membrane reflex
Kinematic and dynamic analyses were employed to study the effects of cerebellar lesions on conditioned and unconditioned… Expand
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1991
1991
Contributions of the amygdaloid central nucleus to the modulation of the nictitating membrane reflex in the rabbit.
The contributions of the amygdaloid central nucleus (ACe) to the modulation of the amplitude of the nictitating membrane reflex… Expand
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1990
1990
Classical conditioning of the eyeblink reflex in the decerebrate-decerebellate rabbit
The purpose of these experiments was to test the hypothesis that a conditioned nictitating membrane reflex can be acquired in… Expand
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1989
Highly Cited
1989
Cerebellar lesions and the nictitating membrane reflex: performance deficits of the conditioned and unconditioned response.
Unilateral cerebellar lesions abolished the occurrence of ipsilateral conditioned nictitating membrane responses during the 285… Expand
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1983
1983
Effects of scopolamine and methylscopolamine on classical conditioning of the rabbit nictitating membrane response.
Classical conditioning of the rabbit nictitating membrane response was accomplished by presenting tone- and light-conditioned… Expand
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1981
1981
Effects of haloperidol and pimozide on classical conditioning of the rabbit nictitating membrane response.
Classical conditioning of the nictitating membrane response of the rabbit was accomplished by presenting tone and light… Expand
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