Startle (disambiguation)

The startle response is an unconscious defensive response to sudden or threatening stimuli.

Startle may also refer to:

  • Startle display or deimatic behaviour, any pattern of bluffing behaviour in an animal that lacks strong defences
  • Startle syndrome or hyperekplexia, a rare neurologic disorder
  • Fear-potentiated startle, a reflexive physiological reaction to a presented stimulus

See also

  • All pages with titles beginning with Startle
  • All pages with titles containing Startle
  • Startling (disambiguation)
  • Startle Evoked Movement, the involuntary initiation of a planned action in response to a startling stimuli.
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