Startle produces early response latencies that are distinct from stimulus intensity effects

Experimental Brain Research

Volumn 176, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 199-205

  Carlsen, Anthony N ^a,b   Dakin, Chris J ^a   Chua, Romeo ^a   Franks, Ian M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Electromyography; Orbicularis oculi; Reaction time; Startle; Sternocleidomastoid

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; CANADA; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INVOLUNTARY MOVEMENT; LATENT PERIOD; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; ORBICULARIS OCULI MUSCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPONSE TIME; SOUND INTENSITY; STARTLE REFLEX; STERNOCLEIDOMASTOID MUSCLE; STIMULUS RESPONSE; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT; WRIST;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEEDBACK; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; STARTLE REACTION; TIME FACTORS; WRIST;

EID: 33751538488     PISSN: 00144819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00221-006-0610-8     Document Type: Article

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