Does the StartReact Effect Apply to First-Trial Reactive Movements?

StartReact is the acceleration of reaction time by a startling acoustic stimulus (SAS). The SAS is thought to release a pre-prepared motor program. Here, we investigated whether the StartReact effect is applicable to the very first trial in a series of repeated unpractised single-joint movements.Twe...

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Main Authors: Katrin Sutter, Jorik Nonnekes, Valeria Dibilio, Alexander C Geurts, Vivian Weerdesteyn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4831746?pdf=render