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. 2016 May 9:8:106.
doi: 10.3389/fnagi.2016.00106. eCollection 2016.

Commentary: Modulation of Prepulse Inhibition and Startle Reflex by Emotions: A Comparison between Young and Older Adults

Mara Mather  1
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Commentary: Modulation of Prepulse Inhibition and Startle Reflex by Emotions: A Comparison between Young and Older Adults

Mara Mather. Front Aging Neurosci. .
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Keywords: aging; emotion; eyeblink response; negative valence; pictures; positivity effect; prepulse inhibition; startle reflex.

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Age-by-valence interactions in startle reactivity from (A) Le Duc et al. (2016); and (B) Feng et al. (2011).
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