Sympathetic nerve and cardiovascular responses to auditory startle and prepulse inhibition

International Journal of Psychophysiology

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 149-155

  Eder, Derek N ^a   Elam, Mikael ^a   Wallin, B Gunnar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Arousal; Muscle sympathetic nerve activity; PPI; Prepulse inhibition; Sensorimotor gating; Startle

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ADULT; BLINKING; BLOOD PRESSURE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ELECTROOCULOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURAL INHIBITION; PSYCHOACOUSTICS; REACTION TIME; RESPIRATION; STARTLE REACTION; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58549095866     PISSN: 01678760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2008.09.001     Document Type: Article

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