Effects of startle on cognitive performance and physiological activity revealed by fNIRS and thermal imaging

Abstract Sudden and threatening stimuli can trigger a startle reflex, a stereotyped physiological response that may lead to a brief cognitive incapacitation. Better understanding this reaction would be beneficial to safety-critical occupational domains. We characterized some physiological correlates...

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Main Authors: Flora Schwartz, Jonathan Deniel, Mickaël Causse
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-02-01
Series:Scientific Reports
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-90540-z
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