Impaired classical eyeblink conditioning in elderly human subjects: The role of unconditioned response magnitude

Aging Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 449-457

  Flaten, Magne Arve ^a   Friborg, Oddgeir ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

Author keywords

Classical conditioning; Elderly; Eyeblink; Heart rate; Skin conductance; Startle

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; AUTONOMIC INNERVATION; CONDITIONED REFLEX; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYELID REFLEX; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; REFLEX DISORDER; SKIN CONDUCTANCE; STARTLE REFLEX; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BLINKING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTRODERMAL RESPONSE; PATHOLOGICAL REFLEX; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BLINKING; CONDITIONING, CLASSICAL; FEMALE; GALVANIC SKIN RESPONSE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; REFLEX, ABNORMAL; STARTLE REACTION;

EID: 33744986993     PISSN: 15940667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03327411     Document Type: Conference Paper

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