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Laterality of Body Focus and Digital Skin Temperature in Patients with Raynaud's Disease
Author(s) -
Surwit Richard S.,
Bradner Marilyn N.,
Fenton Cynthia H.,
Pilon Robert N.
Publication year - 1978
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.1469-8986.1978.tb01386.x
Subject(s) - lateralization of brain function , laterality , psychology , raynaud's disease , audiology , developmental psychology , medicine , neuroscience , dermatology
The purpose of the present study was to assess the relationship between lateralization of body image and right versus left vasomotor activity. Fifteen right‐handed female patients suffering from idiopathic Raynaud's disease demonstrated a relationship between the extent of right lateralization of body image and bilateral digital skin temperature during a controlled temperature stress test. In addition, subjects showing a reliable right side awareness demonstrated more unilateral vasospastic attacks in their right hand than their left hand white subjects showing no clear right lateralization by body image reported more left hand attacks than right hand attacks. These results were taken as consistent with previous work on the relationship between skin conductance and lateralization of body image.