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Repeated elicitation of the acoustic startle reflex leads to sensitisation in subsequent avoidance behaviour and induces fear conditioning.

2011
Open Access Peer Reviewed Publication

BMC Neuroscience

Götz, T. and Janik V.M.

Background Autonomous reflexes enable animals to respond quickly to potential threats, prevent injury and mediate fight or flight responses. Intense acoustic stimuli with sudden onsets elicit...
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Keywords: Acoustic stimuli, Autonomous reflex, Marine animals, Startle