Sympathetic nerve and cardiovascular responses to auditory startle and prepulse inhibition.
Int J Psychophysiol
; 71(2): 149-55, 2009 Feb.
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ABSTRACT
While sudden (startling) sensory stimuli are generally thought of as inducing sympathetic excitation, in humans there is a short-lasting inhibition of limb muscle sympathetic nerve activity (MSNA). This study is the first to examine and contrast the effects of acoustic startle and the prepulse inhibition of startle (PPI) on MSNA, blood pressure, heart rate, and eye blinks. Startle elicited a two-component withdrawal of MSNA an early inhibition of one sympathetic burst followed by a second inhibition. PPI abolished the early, but not the late MSNA inhibition. Prepulse stimuli alone had no early inhibitory effects on MSNA. Early MSNA inhibition, which may occur at latencies of approximately 100 ms, appears to be part of a CNS-generated startle reflex which subserves automatic defensive responses to potential threats. The late MSNA inhibition coincided with the stimulus-induced blood pressure increase and is probably an inhibitory reflex response.
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Asunto principal:
Reflejo de Sobresalto
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Sistema Nervioso Simpático
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Parpadeo
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Presión Sanguínea
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Frecuencia Cardíaca
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Inhibición Neural
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
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Revista:
Int J Psychophysiol
Año:
2009
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Article
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Suecia