Heart rate, startle response, and intrusive trauma memories

Psychophysiology

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 236-246

  Chou, Chia Ying ^a   Marca, Roberto La ^a,b   Steptoe, Andrew ^a   Brewin, Chris R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Heart rate; Memory; Startle; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; FEAR; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; RECALL; STARTLE REFLEX; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; FEAR; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; PHOTIC STIMULATION; REFLEX, STARTLE; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84894267163     PISSN: 00485772     EISSN: 14698986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/psyp.12176     Document Type: Article

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