Respiratory sinus arrhythmia as an index of emotional response in young adults

Psychophysiology

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 75-83

  Frazier, Thomas W ^a   Strauss, Milton E ^a   Steinhauer, Stuart R ^b  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Arousal; Emotion; Heart period; Respiratory sinus arrhythmia; Skin conductance; Valence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; EMOTION; FEMALE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART BEAT; HEART CYCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY SINUS ARRHYTHMIA; SKIN CONDUCTANCE; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AROUSAL; ARRHYTHMIA, SINUS; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; GALVANIC SKIN RESPONSE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; RESPIRATION; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 1142274603     PISSN: 00485772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-8986.2003.00131.x     Document Type: Article

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