Additive Effects of Threat-of-Shock and Picture Valence on Startle Reflex Modulation

The present study examined the effects of sustained anticipatory anxiety on the affective modulation of the eyeblink startle reflex. Towards this end, pleasant, neutral and unpleasant pictures were presented as a continuous stream during alternating threat-of-shock and safety periods, which were cue...

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Main Authors: Bublatzky, Florian, Guerra, Pedro M., Pastor, M. Carmen, Schupp, Harald T., Vila, Jaime
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2013
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3546963/