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The latency of the eyeblink reflex is inversely related to the intensity of the auditory or visual stimuli used to evoke it. This is true for both mechanical and muscle action potential methods for recording the response.
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This work was supported by grant GB3955 of the National Science Foundation to the University of Arizona.
An erratum to this article is available at http://dx.doi.org/10.3758/BF03212775.
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Bixler, E.O., Bartlett, N.R. & Lansing, R.W. Latency of the blink reflex and stimulus intensity J. Perception & Psychophysics 2, 559–560 (1967). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03210267
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