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ArticleNeurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology2017

Evaluation of startle response and prepulse inhibition based on changes in the range of vertical pressure force of the feet on the ground: a preliminary study.

Jacek Polechoński, Agnieszka Nawrocka, Grzegorz Juras, Janusz Błaszczyk

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Jacek PolechońskiFaculty of Physical Education, The Jerzy Kukuczka Academy of Physical Education in Katowice, Mikołowska street 72, 40-065, Katowice, Poland.
Agnieszka NawrockaFaculty of Physical Education, The Jerzy Kukuczka Academy of Physical Education in Katowice, Mikołowska street 72, 40-065, Katowice, Poland. a.nawrocka@awf.katowice.pl.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2257-8850
Grzegorz JurasFaculty of Physical Education, The Jerzy Kukuczka Academy of Physical Education in Katowice, Mikołowska street 72, 40-065, Katowice, Poland.
Janusz BłaszczykFaculty of Physical Education, The Jerzy Kukuczka Academy of Physical Education in Katowice, Mikołowska street 72, 40-065, Katowice, Poland.

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Abstract

The aim of the study was to evaluate the possibility of estimating a startle response and sensorimotor gating based on changes in the range of vertical pressure force of the feet on the ground during a dynamometric examination. The study encompassed 13 healthy and physically fit men (age: 23.3 ± 2.0 years; height: 178.0 ± 6.1 cm; and weight: 76.1 ± 9.0 kg). The inhibitory mechanisms of startle reflex were used as the measure of sensorimotor gating. It was triggered by a strong acoustic stimulus (106 dB SPL, 40 ms), which was preceded by a similar, weaker signal (80 dB SPL, 20 ms). Startle reflex was evaluated using a piezoelectric force platform. The results of the conducted study show that the range of vertical pressure force of the feet caused by the reaction to a strong acoustic stimulus is significantly smaller when this stimulus is preceded by a signal of lower intensity (prepulse). Such assessment is only possible with the participants' eyes open. The generalized startle response of a person may be estimated using a force platform, based on changes in the range of vertical pressure force of the feet on the ground, which are caused by unexpected acoustic stimuli. There is a strong indication that using a force platform to evaluate sensorimotor gating could be used as an alternative to electromyographic examinations.

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FootPrepulse InhibitionReflex, StartleAuditory PerceptionHumansMalePhysical StimulationPreliminary DataPressureVisual PerceptionYoung AdultAcoustic startle reflexPrepulse inhibitionSensorimotor gatingStartle response

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