Autonomic nervous system reactivity during speech repetition tasks: Heart rate variability and skin conductance

Ear and Hearing

Volumn 37, Issue , 2016, Pages 118S-125S

  Mackersie, Carol L ^a   Calderon Moultrie, Natalie ^a  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hearing loss; Heart rate variability; Listening effort; Psychophysiology; Skin conductance; Speech perception; Speech recognition; Stress

Indexed keywords

AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; ELECTRODERMAL RESPONSE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MENTAL STRESS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; SPEECH; SPEECH PERCEPTION;

AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; GALVANIC SKIN RESPONSE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; SIGNAL-TO-NOISE RATIO; SPEECH; SPEECH PERCEPTION; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84978250379     PISSN: 01960202     EISSN: 15384667     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AUD.0000000000000305     Document Type: Conference Paper

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