This happens almost instantaneously and is a response or reflex rather than a re-action. Here is a great picture of this happening. In the picture the sudden threat stimulus is a broken baseball bat flying into a crowd:
Sunday, May 19, 2013
startle flinch response-picture
In class I describe that happens when there is a sudden threat stimulus/movement towards you. The Limbic system activates and you flinch. Also, the LS tells your body to create distance and/or a barrier (usually your extensors/arms and hands) between you and the incoming threat.
This happens almost instantaneously and is a response or reflex rather than a re-action. Here is a great picture of this happening. In the picture the sudden threat stimulus is a broken baseball bat flying into a crowd:
This happens almost instantaneously and is a response or reflex rather than a re-action. Here is a great picture of this happening. In the picture the sudden threat stimulus is a broken baseball bat flying into a crowd:
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