Effects of 5 s exposures to a 50 μT, 20 Hz magnetic field on skin conductance and ratings of affect and arousal

Bioelectromagnetics

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 219-223

  Stevens, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Electromagnetic field detection; Extremely low frequency; Intermittent magnetic field

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS;

ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD DETECTION; EXTREMELY LOW FREQUENCIES; FIELD DETECTIONS; FIELD EXPOSURE; HELMHOLTZ COIL; INTERMITTENT MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETIC-FIELD; SKIN CONDUCTANCE; VISUAL STIMULUS; WEAK MAGNETIC FIELDS;

ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS;

ADULT; AFFECT; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; FEMALE; FUNCTIONS OF THE SKIN AND ITS APPENDAGES; HUMAN; MALE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SENSATION; SKIN;

ADULT; AFFECT; AROUSAL; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SENSATION; SKIN; SKIN PHYSIOLOGY;

EID: 0035344195     PISSN: 01978462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bem.44     Document Type: Article

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