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Med Associate Acoustic Startle Environment

Why Use Acoustic Startle? The acoustic startle reflex is a very basic response to strong exteroreceptive stimuli. It is widely used to assess sensorimotor reactivity and yields important information about attentional and information neural processes. A weak sound preceding the loud acoustic stimulus inhibits the startle reflex; this is called pre-pulse inhibition (PPI). PPI is impaired in schizophenic patients and is considered a test with good predictive, face and construct validity for schizophrenia.

Charges: $16 per hour ($8 for CMN and KC members)

Note: To use the startle chambers you must have an active Account with the Murine Neurobehavior Lab and reserve time using our on-line Scheduling calendar. Contact John Allison to arrange training.

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