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galvanic skin response [gal′van·ik ′skin ri‚späns] (physiology) The electrical reactions of the skin to any stimulus as detected by a sensitive galvanometer; most often used experimentally to measure the resistance of the skin to the passage of a weak electric current. Also known as electrodermal response. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Is there a relation between symptoms and skin conductance response during exposure to chemicals? Using electrical monitors on subjects' skin (a skin conductance response commonly used to measure emotional arousal), Ramachandran and his colleagues tested three types of "emotional stimuli"--religious, violent, and sexual--in three populations: temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) patients who had religious pre-occupations, normal "very religious" people, and normal non-religious people. |
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