An alternative to the traditional cold pressor test: The cold pressor arm wrap

Journal of Visualized Experiments

Volumn , Issue 83, 2014, Pages

  Porcelli, Anthony John ^a  

^a Marquette University   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior; Cognitive science; Cold pressor; Cortisol; Functional neuroimaging; Glucocorticoids; Hypothalamic pituitary adrenal axis; Issue 83; Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI); Neuroimaging; Neurosciences; Skin conductance; Stress; Sympathetic nervous system; Sympatho adrenomedullary axis

Indexed keywords

ARM; ARTICLE; COLD; HUMAN; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY;

ARM; COLD TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

EID: 84901417129     PISSN: 1940087X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3791/50849     Document Type: Article

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