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the alteration in electrical resistance of the skin associated with sympathetic nerve discharge. Called also electrodermal, psychogalvanic, or sympathetic skin r. and psychogalvanic reflex.Medical dictionary. 2011.
Galvanic skin response — (GSR), also known as electrodermal response (EDR), psychogalvanic reflex (PGR), or skin conductance response (SCR), is a method of measuring the electrical resistance of the skin. There has been a long history of electrodermal activity research,… … Wikipedia
galvanic skin response — A change in the heat and electricity passed through the skin by nerves and sweat. Galvanic skin response increases in certain emotional states and during hot flashes that happen with menopause. Also called skin conduction and electrodermal… … English dictionary of cancer terms
Galvanic skin response — Biofeedback Au sens large, le biofeedback est un ensemble de techniques principalement relatives à la bioélectricité pour la mesure de fonctions organiques, basées sur la visualisation, avec des appareils électriques, des signaux physiologiques d … Wikipédia en Français
galvanic skin response — noun a change in the electrical properties of the skin in response to stress or anxiety; can be measured either by recording the electrical resistance of the skin or by recording weak currents generated by the body • Syn: ↑GSR, ↑psychogalvanic… … Useful english dictionary
galvanic skin response — (also galvanic skin reflex) noun a change in the electrical resistance of the skin caused by emotional stress … English new terms dictionary
galvanic skin response — noun Date: 1942 a change in the electrical resistance of the skin that is a physiochemical response to emotional arousal which increases sympathetic nervous system activity … New Collegiate Dictionary
galvanic skin response — a change in the electrical conductivity of the skin caused by an emotional reaction to a stimulus. [1960 65] * * * … Universalium
electrical skin response — noun a change in the electrical properties of the skin in response to stress or anxiety; can be measured either by recording the electrical resistance of the skin or by recording weak currents generated by the body • Syn: ↑galvanic skin response … Useful english dictionary
sympathetic skin response — galvanic skin r … Medical dictionary
galvanic skin reflex — see under response … Medical dictionary
