Habituation of auditory startle reflex is a new sign of minimally conscious state
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DOI: 10.1093/brain/awaa159
Abstract: Disorders of consciousness are challenging to diagnose. Hermann et al. identify a new clinical sign, the habituation of auditory startle reflex, which indexes the activity of a fronto-parietal network and predicts improved consciousness at 6… read more here.
Keywords: auditory startle; sign minimally; sign; habituation auditory ... See more keywords
The amygdala modulates prepulse inhibition of the auditory startle reflex through excitatory inputs to the caudal pontine reticular nucleus
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DOI: 10.1186/s12915-021-01050-z
Abstract: Background Sensorimotor gating is a fundamental pre-attentive process that is defined as the inhibition of a motor response by a sensory event. Sensorimotor gating, commonly measured using the prepulse inhibition (PPI) of the auditory startle… read more here.
Keywords: auditory startle; ppi; inhibition; prepulse inhibition ... See more keywords