Origin and function of short-latency inputs to the neural substrates underlying the acoustic startle reflex

The acoustic startle reflex (ASR) is a survival mechanism of alarm, which rapidly alerts the organism to a sudden loud auditory stimulus. In rats, the primary ASR circuit encompasses three serially connected structures: cochlear root neurons (CRNs), neurons in the caudal pontine reticular nucleus (P...

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Main Authors: Gómez-Nieto, Ricardo, Horta-Júnior, José de Anchieta C., Castellano, Orlando, Millian-Morell, Lymarie, Rubio, Maria E., López, Dolores E.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4110630/