Prepulse inhibition of startle response: Recent advances in human studies of psychiatric disease

Clinical Psychopharmacology and Neuroscience

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 102-110

  Takahashi, Hidetoshi ^a,b   Hashimoto, Ryota ^b,c,d   Iwase, Masao ^b   Ishii, Ryouhei ^b   Kamio, Yoko ^a   Takeda, Masatoshi ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (Japan)

^b OSAKA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

^d HAMAMATSU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Endophenotypes; Mental disorders; Psychophysiology; Schizophrenia; Startle reaction

Indexed keywords

CATECHOL METHYLTRANSFERASE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN; NEU DIFFERENTIATION FACTOR; SEROTONIN 2A RECEPTOR;

AUTISM; CORPUS STRIATUM; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; FRONTAL CORTEX; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PARIETAL CORTEX; PATHOGENESIS; PHENOTYPE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREPULSE INHIBITION; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; STARTLE REFLEX; THALAMUS; TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH;

EID: 84855455836     PISSN: 17381088     EISSN: 20934327     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.9758/cpn.2011.9.3.102     Document Type: Review

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