Psychometric properties of startle and corrugator response in NPU, affective picture viewing, and resting state tasks

Psychophysiology

Volumn 53, Issue 8, 2016, Pages 1241-1255

  Kaye, Jesse T ^a   Bradford, Daniel E ^a   Curtin, John J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Analysis statistical methods; Anxiety; EMG; Emotion; Startle blink; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; BLINKING; ELECTRIC SHOCK; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXTRAOCULAR MUSCLE; FACE MUSCLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMETRY; PSYCHOPHYSICS; STARTLE REFLEX; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; BLINKING; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROSHOCK; FACIAL MUSCLES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCULOMOTOR MUSCLES; PSYCHOMETRICS; PSYCHOPHYSICS; REFLEX, STARTLE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85027923763     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15405958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/psyp.12663     Document Type: Article

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