PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSES TO HIGH INTENSITY INTERMITTENT SOUND

Abstract

Eighteen subjects were exposed to brief periods of high intensity intermittent sound at 3 pulses per second and at levels of from 100 to 120 db. Skin temperature, skin impedance, EKG and continuous systolic blood pressure from the finger were recorded. The results indicated little or no effect on all the measures except GSR which showed a linear increase in magnitude of response with an increase in intensity of sound. Comparisons with previous reports and some tentative explanations are presented.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1962
Accession Number
AD0467525

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People

  • Robert Plutchik

Organizations

  • Hofstra University

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Body Temperature
  • Cardiovascular Physiological Phenomena
  • Electrodes
  • Electroencephalography
  • Electron Tubes
  • Fixed Resistors
  • Frequency
  • Generators
  • Heart Rate
  • Impedance
  • Intensity
  • Measurement
  • Military Research
  • Pressure Measurement
  • United States
  • Universities

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  • Acoustics.
  • Brain and Cognitive Science; Experimental Psychology; Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Cardiovascular Physiology