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AN EVALUATION OF TETANY PRODUCED BY ELECTRIC SHOCK
Author(s) -
Tursky Bernard,
Watson Peter D.,
O'Connell Donald N.
Publication year - 1969
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.1469-8986.1969.tb02880.x
Subject(s) - tetany , electric shock , psychology , shock (circulatory) , stimulation , anesthesia , chemistry , neuroscience , medicine , electrical engineering , engineering
The undesirable complicating effect of tetany, in experiments using measures of pain from electric shock, is stressed. An electrode system is described that has proven low in producing tetany. This system is compared with a variety of other systems of types commonly used. Both constant current and controlled voltage stimulation is used. The concentric shock electrode most consistently produced the least tetany. Possible reasons for its effectiveness in avoiding tetany are considered.