Altered Emotion-Modulated Startle in Young Adults With a Family History of Alcoholism

• Published in: Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research Vol. 26; no. 4; pp. 441 - 448
• Main Authors: Miranda Jr, Robert, Meyerson, Lori A., Buchanan, Tony W., Lovallo, William R.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.04.2002
• Subjects: Alcohol Dependence; Emotion-Modulated Startle Reflex; Family History

Background: Alcoholism risk may be accompanied by poor regulation of emotions, signaling altered central nervous system processes. This study used the emotion‐modulated startle paradigm to test the hypothesis that young adults with a positive paternal history of alcoholism (FH+), relative to family‐...