Evidence for Startle Effects due to Externally Induced Lower Limb Movements: Implications in Neurorehabilitation

Figure 3

Presence of startle signs according to stimulus location, obtained in eleven subjects and calculated as described in Figure 2. The probability of startle signs was similar for trials in which the most frequently moved (left) leg was used as imperative signal, as compared to those trials in which the less expected (right) leg was used (conditions 240StartReact and 240ContraStartReact, resp.). For descriptive purposes values in orbicularis oculi (OOc), sternocleidomastoid (SCM), or both muscles are represented as mean percentage of trials across all subjects.