The time course of autonomic parameters and muscle tension during recovery following a moderate cognitive stressor: Dependency on trait anxiety level

International Journal of Psychophysiology

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 51-58

  Willmann, Magali ^a   Langlet, Cécile ^a   Hainaut, Jean Philippe ^a   Bolmont, Benoît ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

Author keywords

Autonomic measures; Cognitive stressor; Muscle tension; Recovery; State anxiety; Trait anxiety

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPENDENT PERSONALITY DISORDER; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FINGER; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MUSCLE TONE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; SKIN CONDUCTANCE; STROOP TEST; TEMPERATURE; TRAPEZIUS MUSCLE;

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; COGNITION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE TONUS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; STROOP TEST; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84860111266     PISSN: 01678760     EISSN: 18727697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2012.01.009     Document Type: Article

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