Heart rate variability during a working memory task: Does touching a dog or person affect the response?

Anthrozoos

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 513-528

  Gee, Nancy R ^a   Friedmann, Erika ^b   Stendahl, Marcus ^a   Fisk, Amy ^a   Coglitore, Victoria ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT FREDONIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

Author keywords

Dog; HRV; Stress response; Touch; Working memory task

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CANID; COGNITION; GEOMETRY; MEMORY; MODEL TEST; NERVOUS SYSTEM; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH;

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 84928884138     PISSN: 08927936     EISSN: 17530377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2752/089279314X14072268687763     Document Type: Article

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