The early release of planned movement by acoustic startle can be delayed by transcranial magnetic stimulation over the motor cortex

• Published in: The Journal of physiology Vol. 590; no. 4; pp. 919 - 936
• Main Authors: Alibiglou, Laila, MacKinnon, Colum D.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.02.2012; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc; Blackwell Science Inc
• Subjects: Acoustic Stimulation; Adult; Electromyography; Female; Humans; Male; Motor Cortex - physiology; Movement - physiology; Muscle, Skeletal - physiology; Neuroscience: Behavioural/Systems/Cognitive; Reflex, Startle - physiology; Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation; Wrist - physiology; Young Adult

Non‐technical summary  Reaction times of planned movements can be reduced to less than 100 ms when a startling acoustic stimulus (SAS) is presented immediately prior to, or coincident with, the imperative ‘go’ cue. Based on the short latency of these reaction times, it has been suggested that the ea...