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PATTERNS OF AUTONOMIC RESPONSIVITY IN IDENTICAL SCHIZOPHRENIC TWINS
Author(s) -
Levene H. I.,
Engel B. T.,
Schulkin F. R.
Publication year - 1967
Publication title -
psychophysiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.661
H-Index - 156
eISSN - 1469-8986
pISSN - 0048-5772
DOI - 10.1111/j.1469-8986.1967.tb02720.x
Subject(s) - skin conductance , psychology , heart rate , autonomic nervous system , stimulation , developmental psychology , blood pressure , orienting response , responsivity , audiology , psychosis , neuroscience , medicine , psychiatry , habituation , physics , optoelectronics , biomedical engineering , photodetector
Autonomic functions (blood pressure, heart rate, breathing rate, skin conductance, finger temperature, and face temperature) were studied in a set of identical schizophrenic twins who showed marked behavioral differences. The resting data confirmed previous reports that S s who are more anxious and behaviorally disorganized have greater sympathetic activity. Stimulation data showed subject‐specific response patterns (i.e., individual response specificity). Inasmuch as there is evidence that autonomic functioning in identical twins is quite similar, i.e., genetically controlled, it would appear that these pattern differences are related to behavioral differences.