The main glutamate transporter GLT-1 is responsible for clearing synaptically released glutamate from the extracellular space and contributes to the shaping of glutamatergic transmission. Recently, it ...

Sensorimotor gating of the startle reflex can be assessed via measures of prepulse inhibition (PPI), which is the reduction in startle magnitude when the startling stimulus is preceded immediately by ...

The acoustic startle response is an unconditional reflex manifested as a rapid contraction of facial and skeletal muscles in response to a sudden and intense startling stimulus. Translational research ...

I’ve been reading a lot recently about the startle reflex as it applies to folks who suffer with panic disorder and agoraphobia. As you probably suspected, people diagnosed with this wretched curse ...

To understand the expressive range of the human face, nothing beats watching a colleague scream his head off in slow motion. When my lab began to study protective reflexes in the early 2000s, the ...

Ever wondered why some people get so easily startled? Here, a psychologist explains why this happens and how self-soothing can help to dampen this response. If you’re not a ‘jumpy’ person, it’s likely ...

You may have noticed your baby being startled or reacting suddenly when you're trying to put them down to sleep. This is the Moro reflex, one of several normal reflexes that healthy babies are born ...