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prepulse inhibition activity

Known as: Prepulse Inhibition, PPI, pre-pulse inhibition 
A neurophysiological phenomenon in which the response to a startling stimulus (pulse) is decreased when a weaker prestimulus (prepulse) precedes it… 
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Reflex, Startle

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Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Multi-site studies of acoustic startle and prepulse inhibition in humans: Initial experience and methodological considerations based on studies by the Consortium on the Genetics of Schizophrenia
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Effect of antipsychotic treatment on the prepulse inhibition deficit of mGluR5 knockout mice
RationalePrepulse inhibition of the startle response (PPI), a model of sensorimotor gating, is deficient in persons with… 
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Prepulse inhibition of the acoustically evoked startle reflex in patients with an acute schizophrenic psychosis—A longitudinal study
AbstractDeficits in sensorimotor gating as assessed by prepulse inhibition (PPI) of the startle reflex have been reported in… 
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Early maternal deprivation alters hippocampal levels of neuropeptide Y and calcitonin-gene related peptide in adult rats
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Lack of effect of an early stressful life event on sensorimotor gating in adult rats
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Ontogeny of Isolation Rearing-Induced Deficits in Sensorimotor Gating in Rats
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Isolation rearing-induced disruption of prepulse inhibition: further evidence for fragility of the response.
The present study investigated isolation-induced disruptions of prepulse inhibition (PPI), and effects on locomotor activity as a… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
P50 suppression and prepulse inhibition of the startle reflex in humans: a correlational study
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Antagonism of phencyclidine-induced deficits in prepulse inhibition by the putative atypical antipsychotic olanzapine
Prepulse inhibition (PPI) of the startle reflex provides an operational measure of sensorimotor gating. Deficits in PPI are… 
Highly Cited
1981
Highly Cited
1981
Strychnine: brainstem and spinal mediation of excitatory effects on acoustic startle.
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