Impact of stimulus signal-to-noise ratio on prepulse inhibition of acoustic startle

Psychophysiology

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 339-342

  Franklin, Joseph C ^a   Moretti, Nicole A ^a   Blumenthal, Terry D ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Eyeblink; PPI; Prepulse; Signal to noise ratio; Startle; Stimulus intensity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; EYELID REFLEX; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NOISE; PREPULSE INHIBITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; STARTLE REFLEX; STIMULUS RESPONSE;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BLINKING; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; STARTLE REACTION;

EID: 33847636829     PISSN: 00485772     EISSN: 14698986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8986.2007.00498.x     Document Type: Article

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