The psychological significance of human startle eyeblink modification: A review

Biological Psychology

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 1-43

  Filion, Diane L ^a   Dawson, Michael E ^b   Schell, Anne M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c OCCIDENTAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Human startle eyeblink; Psychological; Schizophrenia spectrum disorders; Sensorimotor gating

Indexed keywords

COGNITION; EMOTION; EVENT RELATED POTENTIAL; EYELID REFLEX; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION; STARTLE REFLEX;

EID: 0031962144     PISSN: 03010511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-0511(97)00020-3     Document Type: Article

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