Variations in electrical resistance of the human skin affter certain physical activities, 1967

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Title: Variations in electrical resistance of the human skin affter certain physical activities, 1967
Author: Thomas, Julian E.
Decade: 1960-1969
Abstract: The effects of physical activity such as postural changes on the electrical resistance of the skin were studied by the GSR method. This study indicated the role of the sympathetic innervation of sweat glands which produced a decrease in resistance when they were activated. Sweat production was apparently related to semi permeability and polarization phenomena, in that temperature was the basis for the sweating as a result of increased metabolism caused by activity and postural changes. Its a result of the investigations, an attempt was made to explain the reasons for variations in the electrical resistance of the skin.
Document Type: text
Format: application/pdf
Date of Award: 1967-05-01
Degree Type: thesis
Degree Name: Master of Science (MS)
Granting Institution: Atlanta University
Department: School of Arts and Sciences, BiologyBiologyBiologyBiologyBiology
Advisor: Riley, George E.
Institution: Clark Atlanta University
Geographic Location: Georgia--Atlanta
Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/cau.td:1967_thomas_julian_e