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Abstract: The disruptive impact of the startle effect on pilots can lead to potentially fatal outcomes, highlighting the importance of identifying novel predictors of pilot performance during ...

Trauma may be even more complex than previously thought. Post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, is often portrayed in popular media as subjects experiencing hypervigilance, flashbacks, and ...

Parents might be surprised by how their newborn looks. Before birth, babies are immersed in amniotic fluid and folded up in an increasingly tight space. Then in most deliveries, they're pushed through ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: We live near a university campus with walking trails -- some paved, some heavily wooded. Many locals and students take advantage of them daily. Between my energetic dog and my fast ...

The acoustic startle response is an unconditional reflex manifested as a rapid contraction of facial and skeletal muscles in response to a sudden and intense startling stimulus. Translational research ...

Corrections & Clarifications: Consumer Reports incorrectly named the baby formula with the highest lead levels in its testing. That product was Enfamil's Nutramigen. Most infant formulas tested by ...

Infant mortality in the United States decreased by 24.2% between 1999 and 2022. However, mortality rates from Sudden Unexpected Infant Death (SUID) rose significantly -- by 11.8% -- from 2020 to 2022.

I’ve been reading a lot recently about the startle reflex as it applies to folks who suffer with panic disorder and agoraphobia. As you probably suspected, people diagnosed with this wretched curse ...

The startle response is a sudden, reflex-like response to an unexpected stimulus, such as a loud noise or bright light. It is an unlearned and largely unconscious defense mechanism shared by animals ...