Effects of cold pressor stress on the human startle response.

Both emotion and attention are known to influence the startle response. Stress influences emotion and attention, but the impact of stress on the human startle response remains unclear. We used an established physiological stressor, the Cold Pressor Test (CPT), to induce stress in a non-clinical huma...

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Main Authors: Christian E Deuter, Linn K Kuehl, Terry D Blumenthal, André Schulz, Melly S Oitzl, Hartmut Schachinger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3499498?pdf=render