title: Distribution of eyeblink amplitude recorded by an electrode hookup: re-examination.
abstract: The present experiment was run to re-examine the distributional properties of the eyeblink amplitude elicited by a burst of 110-dB white noise, recorded by an electrode hookup as recommended in our previous report (Yamada, Yamasaki, & Miyata, 1979). 103 volunteers, 54 males and 49 females, were tested. Analysis showed that the amplitudes were distributed normally when a logarithmic transformation was performed but not when the raw scores were used. We conclude that the amplitude of the startle eyeblink reflex has a log-normal distribution property.
mesh_terms: D000161:Acoustic Stimulation; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001767:Blinking; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011930:Reaction Time; D013216:Reflex, Startle