Anomalous anticipatory skin conductance response to acoustic stimuli: Experimental results and speculation about a mechanism

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 695-702

  May, Edwin C ^a   Paulinyi, Tamás ^b   Vassy, Zoltán ^c  

^a Laboratories for Fundamental Research   (United States)

^b Szintézis Szabadegyetem   (Hungary)

^c AION Foundation   (Hungary)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; AUDITORY STIMULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DEVICE; ELECTRODERMAL RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; FEMALE; GALVANIC SKIN RESPONSE; HUMANS; HUNGARY; MALE; MONTE CARLO METHOD; RESEARCH DESIGN; STARTLE REACTION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 24644493249     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2005.11.695     Document Type: Article

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