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Definition of Startle reflex
1. Noun. A normal reflex of young infants; a sudden loud noise causes the child to stretch out the arms and flex the legs.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Startle Reflex
Literary usage of Startle reflex
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Schizophrenia, 1993: A Special Report edited by David Shore, Samuel J. Keith (1996)
"Braff, DL; Grillon, С.; and Geyer, MA Gating and habituation of the startle reflex
in schizophrenic patients. Archives of General Psychiatry, 49:206-215, ..."
2. Individual Differences in the Behavioral Etiology of Drug Abuse edited by Harold W. Gordon, Meyer D. Glantz (1997)
"Lang, PJ; Bradley, MM; and Cuthbert, BN Emotion, attention, and the startle reflex.
Psychol Rev 97:377-398, 1990. Lewis, EG; Dustman, RE; and Beck, ..."
3. Handbook of Severe Disability: A Text for Rehabilitation Counselors, Other edited by Walter C. Stolov, Michael R. Clowers (2000)
"... frightening or sudden occurrences Even nonthreatening and mild stimuli may be
sufficient to trigger the startle reflex etiology can be established. ..."
4. The Origin of Emotions: Version 1.0 by Mark Devon (2006)
"Tactile, Acoustic and Vestibular Systems Sum to Elicit the startle reflex is a
University of Toronto study by John Yeomans that explores sensory startle ..."
5. Your Child from One to Six by Richard H. Granger, M.D. (1995)
"Special Problems Fears In the first weeks of life babies normally have a startle
reflex which makes them jump, stiffen out and cry if they hear a loud noise ..."
6. The Science, Treatment, and Prevention of Antisocial Behaviorsby Diana H. Fishbein by Diana H. Fishbein (2004)
"Amygdala and bed nucleus of the stria terminalis: Different roles in fear and
anxiety measured with the acoustic startle reflex. Royal Society of London ..."
7. Radiant Healing: The Many Paths to Personal Harmony and Planetary Wholeness by Isabel Bellamy, Donald MacLean (2005)
"We are all subjected to the 'startle reflex' pattern, which can even happen to
an unborn child in the womb. We hear a car backfiring, someone bangs a door ..."
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