I startle at everything. A sudden noise, a leaf, a mouse, somebody speaking to me when I’m in deep thought. I gasp, sometimes I curse, my arms fly up, my heart starts pounding — and in real serious ...

By filming the reactions and reviewing the videos frame by frame, we began to realize that the startle reflex might be an evolutionary point of origin for many of our most common human emotional ...

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 ...

We all jump at an unexpected noise or touch, but in some people, this startle response is exaggerated, and can cause falls and even death. Now, researchers in the United Kingdom have found new ...

Your baby may or may not cry when they do this. This is an involuntary startle response called the Moro reflex. Your baby does this reflexively in response to being startled. It’s something that ...

The acoustic startle response is an unconditional reflex involving rapid facial and skeletal muscle movements triggered by sudden, startling stimuli like sound or light. Studying the acoustic ...

This is the Moro reflex, one of several normal reflexes that healthy babies are born with. This "startle reflex" is also one of the things your baby’s doctor checks for right after birth and ...

A neighbor just mentioned that there was a skunk living beneath his shed. My personal thoughts were “how fortunate,” but that’s the reaction of a naturalist, not the average homeowner.