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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Published in:PLoS ONE
Main Authors: Florian Bublatzky, Pedro M Guerra, M Carmen Pastor, Harald T Schupp, Jaime Vila
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/23342060/pdf/?tool=EBI