The Tiny Molecule Responsible for Startle Syndrome

Signup for your FREE trial to Wondrium: https://Wondrium.com/SciShowPsych Flinching in response to an unexpected loud noise might not be pleasant, but it's also not a problem for most people. For one family, however, getting startled would cause their bodies to go stiff and fall. Hosted by: Hank Green ---------- Support SciShow Psych by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SciShowPsych SciShow has a spinoff podcast! It's called SciShow Tangents. Check it out at https://www.scishowtangents.org ---------- Become a Patron and have your name featured in the description of every SciShow Psych episode! https://www.patreon.com/SciShowPsych ---------- Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet? Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/scishow Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/scishow Tumblr: http://scishow.tumblr.com Instagram: http://instagram.com/thescishow ---------- Sources: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0447.1958.tb03533.x https://molecularbrain.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1756-6606-7-2yp https://doi.org/10.1016/0022-510x(66)90047-5 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1474442206704707 https://doi.org/10.1152/jn.1958.21.5.430 https://jnnp.bmj.com/content/jnnp/75/9/1265.full.pdf https://doi.org/10.1007/pl00000899 https://doi.org/10.1093/brain/103.4.985 https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-a-neurotransmitter-2795394 https://www.healthline.com/health/excitatory-neurotransmitters https://doi.org/10.1016/s1474-4422(06)70470-7 https://journals.physiology.org/doi/abs/10.1152/jn.1989.62.5.1018 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.3109/07853899009148934 https://doi.org/10.1002/j.1875-9114.1982.tb03191.x https://www.cell.com/iscience/pdf/S2589-0042(19)30296-2.pdf https://doi.org/10.1097/WNR.0000000000001436 https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0204883 https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/glycine https://www.nature.com/articles/nature07191 https://doi.org/10.1016/s0387-7604(02)00095-5 https://movementdisorders.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/mds.870100605 https://www.nature.com/articles/mp20172 https://downloads.hindawi.com/journals/bn/1998/617160.pdf Images: https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/brain-waves-thoughts-meditation-relax-concept-illustration-gm1167735120-322145009 https://www.storyblocks.com/video/stock/doctor-the-neurologist-examines-the-patient-taps-with-a-hammer-on-the-knee-close-up-s7xjpl-vizjdbimia4 https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/neuron-cells-system-gm1163684418-319612068 https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/gaba-molecule-gm1167361467-321902257 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Amino_Acids.svg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hexokinase_ball_and_stick_model,_with_substrates_to_scale_copy.png https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Trichoplax_mic.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Trichoplax_movement.webm https://www.storyblocks.com/video/stock/scared-women-looking-horror-in-dark-hall-frightened-girls-feeling-scare-in-cinema-shocked-female-friends-eating-popcorn-in-movie-theater-hc5591c5dkhzoau9k https://www.storyblocks.com/video/stock/siamese-cat-startled-and-alert-close-up-3cyupgy https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/fall-gm463095475-32565064


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