Interaction between startle and voluntary reactions in humans

Experimental Brain Research

Volumn 187, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 497-507

  Valls Solé, Josep ^a   Kumru, Hatice ^b   Kofler, Markus ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b University Institute affiliated with the Autonomous University of Barcelona   (Spain)

^c Hospital Hochzirl   (Austria)

Author keywords

Ballistic movement; Motor preparation; Prepulse inhibition; Startle reaction; Voluntary movement

Indexed keywords

BALLISTICS; BRAIN CORTEX; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PREPULSE INHIBITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STARTLE REFLEX; STIMULUS RESPONSE; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT;

EFFERENT PATHWAYS; HUMANS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MOTOR CORTEX; MOVEMENT; STARTLE REACTION;

EID: 44349152308     PISSN: 00144819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00221-008-1402-0     Document Type: Review

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