Cardiac responses associated with affective processing of unpleasant film stimuli

International Journal of Psychophysiology

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 45-57

  Palomba, Daniela ^a   Sarlo, Michela ^a   Angrilli, Alessandro ^a   Mini, Alessio ^a   Stegagno, Luciano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Autonomic influences; Blink rate; Film stimuli; Heart rate; Unpleasant emotions

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BREATHING RATE; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; EMOTION; EYELID REFLEX; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; SINUS ARRHYTHMIA; SKIN CONDUCTANCE; STIMULUS RESPONSE;

ADULT; AFFECT; ARRHYTHMIA, SINUS; BLINKING; FEMALE; GALVANIC SKIN RESPONSE; HEART; HEART RATE; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; MOTION PICTURES; RESPIRATION; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); VAGUS NERVE;

EID: 0033975671     PISSN: 01678760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8760(99)00099-9     Document Type: Article

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