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Sympathetic Skin Nerve Discharges in Relation to Amplitude of Skin Resistance Responses
Author(s) -
Lidberg Lars,
Wallin B. Gunnar
Publication year - 1981
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.1469-8986.1981.tb03033.x
Subject(s) - skin conductance , amplitude , sympathetic nerve , sympathetic nervous system , psychology , medicine , neuroscience , physics , biomedical engineering , optics , stimulation , blood pressure
Sympathetic skin nerve action potentials were recorded in the median nerve of 5 healthy college students. A linear and significant correlation was found between the mean voltage amplitude of the sympathetic bursts and the amplitude of skin resistance responses (SRRs). Thus amplitude of skin resistance responses seems to be an index of sympathetic activity.