ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC CHARACTERISTICS AND INTERPRETATION OF SKIN POTENTIALS.

Abstract

The relation of skin potential and endosomatic GSR to surface electrolytes reveals that the surface layurthermore, wide variations in surface potential induced by varying electrolyte concentrations have no effect on the GSR. Results are consistent with a base potential generated by two membranes in series-an outer one accessible to surface electrolytes but not participating in the GSR, an inner one inaccessible to surface media but responsible for the positive component of the GSR. Microelectrode studies show there is a third structure in parallel, the sweat gland, which has different electrical characteristics and produces negative endosomatic waves. The two endosomatic GSR components manifest stimulus response specificity and are apparently under independent neural control. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1963
Accession Number
AD0429965

Entities

People

  • Robert Edelberg

Organizations

  • Baylor University

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Anatomy
  • Biological Sciences
  • Electrolytes
  • Membranes
  • Microelectrodes
  • Skin
  • Sweat Glands
  • Tissues

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