An assessment of the autonomic nervous system in the electrohypersensitive population: a heart rate variability and skin conductance study

In conclusion, the HRV and SC profiles did not significantly differ between the EHS and control populations under no exposure. Exposure did not have an effect on the ANS parameters we have explored. NEW & NOTEWORTHY This study provided analysis on the skin conductance parameters using a newly developed method (peak/min, extraction of skin conductance responses) that had not been performed previously. Additionally, the skin conductance signal was decomposed, considering tonic and phasic activities to be a distinct compound. Moreover, this is the first time a study has been designed into two steps to understand whether the autonomic nervous system is disturbed in the EHS population.

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Source: Journal of Applied Physiology - November 2, 2017 Category: Physiology Authors: Andrianome, S., Gobert, J., Hugueville, L., Stephan-Blanchard, E., Telliez, F., Selmaoui, B. Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research