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Psychophysiological Significance of Skin Potential Activity in Monkeys
Author(s) -
Yamazaki Katuo,
Tajimi Tetuo,
Okuda Ken'ichi,
Niimi Yosizumi
Publication year - 1972
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.1469-8986.1972.tb00772.x
Subject(s) - habituation , psychology , reflex , skin conductance , audiology , conditioned reflex , neuroscience , developmental psychology , communication , medicine , biomedical engineering
Skin potential activity was measured on the palmar surface of waking monkeys. The skin potential reflex showed faster habituation to simple light stimuli than to complex sound stimuli. The frequency of spontaneous skin potential responses was higher in the noisy condition than in the rest condition.