Attentional modulation of the cardiac defense response in humans

Psychophysiology

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 482-487

  Vila, Jaime ^a   Pérez, María Nieves ^a   Fernández, Maria Del Carmen ^a   Pegalajar, Joaquín ^a   Sánchez, María ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Attentional modulation; Defense response; Heart rate; Intake rejection; Orienting; Startle

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; DEFENSIVE BEHAVIOR; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; ORIENTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STARTLE REFLEX;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTENTION; DEFENSE MECHANISMS; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; PHOTIC STIMULATION; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 0342546631     PISSN: 00485772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8986.1997.tb02393.x     Document Type: Article

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