Trauma can make your body jump at harmless things even when your mind knows you’re safe. That exaggerated startle response isn’t you being dramatic; it’s your nervous system stuck in protection mode. ...

The acoustic startle response is an unconditional reflex manifested as a rapid contraction of facial and skeletal muscles in response to a sudden and intense startling stimulus. Translational research ...

If you received a sharp blow from behind, almost instantly your eyes would close, your heart rate would shoot up and much much more BOO! Did that startle you? Of course not. But if you received a ...