TY - JOUR
T1 - Using airpuffs to elicit the human blink reflex
AU - Haerich, Paul
N1 - The startle response-a reflex organized at the level of the brainstem-has gained increased popularity during the past 20 years among psychophysiologists as both an investigative tool and an object of exploration in its own right. This article describes a method for eliciting the reflex eyeblink using a puff of air; the equipment and its operation are described.
PY - 1998
Y1 - 1998
N2 - The startle response - a reflex organized at the level of the brainstem - has gained increased popularity during the past 20 years among psychophysiologists as both an investigative tool and an object of exploration in its own right. This article describes a method for eliciting the reflex eyeblink using a puff of air, the equipment and its operation are described. Airpuff-elicited reflexes are proposed as an informative adjunct to acoustic, photic, and electrocutaneous blink reflexes, particularly for some very young and aged subject populations.
AB - The startle response - a reflex organized at the level of the brainstem - has gained increased popularity during the past 20 years among psychophysiologists as both an investigative tool and an object of exploration in its own right. This article describes a method for eliciting the reflex eyeblink using a puff of air, the equipment and its operation are described. Airpuff-elicited reflexes are proposed as an informative adjunct to acoustic, photic, and electrocutaneous blink reflexes, particularly for some very young and aged subject populations.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/0008661177
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/0008661177#tab=citedBy
U2 - 10.3758/BF03209484
DO - 10.3758/BF03209484
M3 - Article
SN - 0743-3808
VL - 30
SP - 661
EP - 666
JO - Behavior Research Methods, Instruments, and Computers
JF - Behavior Research Methods, Instruments, and Computers
IS - 4
ER -