The electrical phenomena of the skin (psychogalvanic reflex).

Landis, Carney; Dewick, Henry N.

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“…The earlier work on the effect of drugs on the psycho-galvanic reflex has been reviewed by Landis and DeWick (1929). Most investigators agreed that atropine causes a rise in skin resistance, but their conclusions concerning its effects on the psychogalvanic reflex were conflicting.…”

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The Psycho-Galvanic Reflex: A Pharmacological Study of the Peripheral Mechanism

Lader¹,

Montagu²

1962

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry

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The Psycho-Galvanic Reflex: A Pharmacological Study of the Peripheral Mechanism

Lader¹,

Montagu²

1962

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry

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“…The many excellent summaries and reviews indicate clearly the lack of agreement among investigators whether they be physiologists, psychologists or psychiatrists, all o. whom have been interested in these phenomena from different points of view. The physiologists are not altogether agreed upon the precise physiological factors involved in the PGR (13,15), though the present trend is to consider the response as indicative of both sympathetic and parasympathetic activity (4). Thus, Hunt (11) has modified the earlier view of Landis and Hunt (16) in this direction.…”

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Psychogalvanometric Investigations in Psychoses and Other Abnormal Mental States*

Hoch

Kubis

Rouke

1944

Psychosomatic Medicine

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“…There have been several others still less tenable (LANDIS and DEWICK, 1929). The theory was primarily based on the fact that the reflex is most easily obtainable from the soles of the feet and palms of the hands, and a correlation between the number of sweat glands and the activity of the reflex seemed thereby established (LEVA, WECHSLER).…”

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The Physiology of the Psycho‐galvanic Reflex

M'Dowall

1933

Exp Physiol

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The various factors concerned in the fall of electrical resistance of the skin, which occurs as a result of psychic and other stimuli, are reviewed. It is shown that any procedure calculated to cause vaso‐constriction causes the fall both in man and animals. Evidence is adduced that the psychic response is influenced by the circulation in the part of the skin led off. The amount of the fall in resistance is discussed in relation to its possible situation. It is shown to be the stratum corneum which becomes altered in resistance. Evidence is adduced that under circumstances in which the psychogalvanic response is observed, vaso‐constriction also always occurs. The view that the reflex is produced as a result of activity of the sweat glands is discussed and shown not to be in agreement with the facts. The nervous mechanism and biological significance of the skin constrictor reflex is also discussed.

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The electrical phenomena of the skin (psychogalvanic reflex).

Cited by 48 publications

References 66 publications

The Psycho-Galvanic Reflex: A Pharmacological Study of the Peripheral Mechanism

The Psycho-Galvanic Reflex: A Pharmacological Study of the Peripheral Mechanism

Psychogalvanometric Investigations in Psychoses and Other Abnormal Mental States*

The Physiology of the Psycho‐galvanic Reflex

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