Empirically based comparisons of the reliability and validity of common quantification approaches for eyeblink startle potentiation in humans

Psychophysiology

Volumn 52, Issue 12, 2015, Pages 1669-1681

  Bradford, Daniel E ^a   Starr, Mark J ^a   Shackman, Alexander J ^b   Curtin, John J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Analysis statistical methods; Anxiety; EMG; Startle blink

Indexed keywords

AFFECT; AUDITORY STIMULATION; BLINKING; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; STARTLE REFLEX; TIME FACTOR; YOUNG ADULT;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; AFFECT; BLINKING; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; REFLEX, STARTLE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84955210317     PISSN: 00485772     EISSN: 14698986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/psyp.12545     Document Type: Article

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