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THE PAROTID PUZZLE: A REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE ON HUMAN SALIVATION AND ITS APPLICATIONS TO PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY
Author(s) -
Brown Clinton C.
Publication year - 1970
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.1469-8986.1970.tb02277.x
Subject(s) - psychology , psychophysiology , human research , subliminal stimuli , affect (linguistics) , cognitive psychology , neuroscience , developmental psychology , cognitive science , communication
A survey of the literature on human salivation is presented with emphasis upon the influence of normal and psychopathologic emotional states as they affect alterations in factors relating to flow rate. Discussion includes neurological and physiological features of the gland, individuality of response, results of classical and operant conditioning, and suggested areas for future research.