The galvanic skin response orienting reflex among chronic schizophrenics

Independence of the galvanic skin reflex from the vasoconstrictor reflex in man.

The "where is it?" reflex: autoshaping the orienting response.

The goal of this review is to compare two divergent lines of research on signal-centered behavior: the orienting reflex (OR) and autoshaping. A review of conditioning experiments in animals and humans suggests that the novelty hypothesis of the OR is no longer tenable. Only stimuli that represent biological "relevance" elicit ORs. A stimulus may be relevant a priori (i.e., unconditioned) or as ...

The psycho-galvanic reflex; a comparison of A.C. skin resistance and skin potential changes.

Two closely-related electro-dermal phenomena constitute the so-called " psycho-galvanic reflex ". These are (a) a decrease in the electrical resistance of the skin, and (b) a change in the skin electromotive force in response to a wide variety of stimuli. Fere (1888) connected two electrodes on the forearm of a subject in series with a weak source of electricity and a galvanometer. He observed ...

Determination of Electrical Parameters for Skin during Galvanic Skin Reflex from Continuous Measurement

The skin impedance is well various and changeable rapidly, so it is not easy to measure precisely the all frequency characteristics(l). In order to measure the all frequency characteristics, there are two methods as follows. One is multi-frequency points measuring method and the other is the fast fourier transformation (FFT) method from the response in time domain. However, the former demands v...

Pavlovian orienting reflex.

The concept of the orienting reflex is discussed from the historical perspective. The following conclusions are proposed: (1) in accordance with the spirit of Pavlov's concept the orienting reflex is a response to a stimulus unexpected in a given situation; (2) the reflex consists of targeting, arousal and perceptual components; (3) the reflex has three stages, which in the targeting component ...