title: [The startle reaction in emotion research].
abstract: The human startle response is modulated by affective states. The startle response is facilitated in unpleasant, aversive context, such as fear, and reduced during pleasure. This association can be explored by simple technical methods. The modulation of startle is found also in animal. It offers the opportunity to investigate human emotional processes by a biologically based, language free paradigm.
authors.affiliation: Abteilung für Psychosomatik, Bereich Innere Medizin, Universitätskliniken Basel.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Schächinger
mesh_terms: D000161:Acoustic Stimulation; D000342:Affective Symptoms / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology; D000818:Animals; D001767:Blinking / Q000502:physiology; D004285:Dogs; D004576:Electromyography; D004644:Emotions / Q000502:physiology; D005239:Fear / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D010698:Phobic Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology; D010775:Photic Stimulation; D011930:Reaction Time; D013216:Reflex, Startle / Q000502:physiology; D012106:Research; D013112:Spiders; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology