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Startle response

In animals, including humans, the startle response is a largely unconscious defensive response to sudden or threatening stimuli, such as sudden noise or sharp movement, and is associated with negative affect. Usually the onset of the startle response is a startle reflex reaction. The startle reflex is a brainstem reflectory reaction (reflex) that serves…

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Startle reflex

SynapsesAuditory nerveCochlear rootCentral nervous systemAxons
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Application in occupational settings

University of Southern QueenslandAircraft pilots
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StimuliAffectReflexBrainstemFacilitates escape
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Startle reflex

Application in occupational settings

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Startle response

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Triples25
Avg. degree1.95
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Startle response

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related to Acoustic startle reflex · 7
Startle response → Activation, Along, BNST, LLN, The, There, This
related to Application in occupational settings · 7
Startle response → Analysing, Aviation, Department, Logistics, Southern Queensland, The, University
related to Reflexes · 6
Startle response → Lastly, Next, Out, The, There, This
see also · 3
Startle response → Frenchmen, MaineJump, Startle-evoked
is a · 2
Startle response → largely unconscious defensive response to sudden or threatening stimuli, startle reflex reaction

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startle reflex response motor nucleus brain latency milliseconds movement reaction acoustic stimuli auditory thought associated responses may body sudden pathway

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Startle responseis alargely unconscious defensive response to sudden or threatening stimuli0.90text
Startle responseis astartle reflex reaction0.90text
Startle responserelated to Acoustic startle reflexThe0.60section
Startle responserelated to Acoustic startle reflexThere0.60section
Startle responserelated to Acoustic startle reflexBNST0.60section
Startle responserelated to Acoustic startle reflexAlong0.60section
Startle responserelated to Acoustic startle reflexActivation0.60section
Startle responserelated to Acoustic startle reflexLLN0.60section
Startle responserelated to Acoustic startle reflexThis0.60section
Startle responserelated to Application in occupational settingsDepartment0.60section
Startle responserelated to Application in occupational settingsAviation0.60section
Startle responserelated to Application in occupational settingsLogistics0.60section

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