Perturbation-evoked electrodermal activity responds to instability, not just motor or sensory drives

Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 120, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 619-625

  Sibley, K M ^a,b   Mochizuki, G ^b,c   McIlroy, W E ^a,b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b TORONTO REHABILITATION INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c HEART AND STROKE FOUNDATION OF CANADA   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Autonomic nervous system; Balance; Compensatory postural reactions; Sensorimotor control; Skin conductance responses

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BODY MOVEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRODERMAL RESPONSE; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; GRIP STRENGTH; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADULT; ARM; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; FEMALE; GALVANIC SKIN RESPONSE; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MALE; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; POSTURAL BALANCE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SENSATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 62949113185     PISSN: 13882457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2008.12.004     Document Type: Article

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