Talk:Startle response

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Startle reaction/reflex

This article only recognizes the acoustic startle reaction. The visual startle reflex is more complex but has some interesting features, namely Subliminal Distraction.

The basics of the visual startle reflex begins with subliminal sight and the subliminal detection of threat movement. This system functions in the background of consciousness. It will break your concentration with a startle if threat movement is detected while you slightly dissociate to perform knowledge work or daydream.

Basic information on this is in first semester psychology psychophysics.

Subliminal Distraction arises from the fact that there are no off switches for sensor cells in your eyes and ears. If stimulus reaches them neural impulses go to the brain over noral channels.

L K Tucker 69.1.46.40 (talk) 04:09, 27 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

VisionAndPsychosis.Net(I own the copyright for this site. It is a five-year investigation of SD.)

I have an exagerrated startle response since a traumatic event several years ago. At the time, my startle response went through the roof. As the 'crisis' passed, my response went down, but it never returned to normal. On a scale of 1-10, with 1 being normal, its a 2 or 3. I am always somewhat more sensitive to any kind of stimulus. Now and then, I go through a period of a few days when I'm really jumpy, but then it subsides again. It has NO correlation with fear, etc. The 'crisis' I went through that precipitated the startle reaction is long since resolved, and I have no more worry or concern than anyone else; but it left me with this permanent neurological deficit, along with a few others-- mild parathesia from time to time, a very mild postural tremor, etc. No one would ever know I have any of these deficits, not even my wife, unless I told them-- it is so mild, its unobservable, only I notice these things. But my brain was definitely "reset" by the aforementioned episode, and my PTSD took the described form. The brain is a strange thing! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 169.253.4.21 (talk) 18:32, 5 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Isn't involuntary vocalisation part of the startle reflex?

It's not included in the article, but often, people "yelp" or cry out without intent as a reaction to a startling stimulus whether visual, auditory, or tactile. Info on this would be great to include in this article.--99.252.199.159 (talk) 21:43, 2 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

PSYCH EDIT 101

For Arae91, your contribution helped. Also, good job on putting a cite on what a moro reflex is. Overall, you did a good job on citing all the information. Khaycee18(talk) —Preceding undated comment added 04:25, 10 October 2011 (UTC).[reply]