The Functions of the Atrichial (Human) Sweat Gland

Thiele, F. A. J.

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“…2.5.3.1 and 3.5.3; see also Millington & Wilkinson, 1983, p. 135 f.). Additional studies performed by Salter (1979), Faber (1980, Thiele (1981a) and Boucsein et al (1989) complement the paradigmatic methodological investigations.…”

Section: The Use Of Direct Vs Alternating Currentmentioning

confidence: 81%

“…3.5.3). 50 Thiele (1981a) stated in his considerations about modeling that the electrodermal system is composed of several closely spaced interconnected single systems. Lykken (1971, Fig.…”

Section: Specific Advantages Of Ac Methods In Model Buildingmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Additional elements have to be taken into account, such as ideal capacitors being in series and/or parallel in material that is mainly built up dielectrically, or ideal resistors in parallel and in series in material that is composed of conductors and semiconductors, respectively. As an alternative, the AC properties of the skin (with the inclusion of the sweat glands) can be depicted through nonlinear electronic components, such as Zener diodes and capacitive diodes (Thiele, 1981a) or transistors (Salter, 1981). It remains to be seen whether or not the dynamics of these nonlinear systems will better fit the EDA signal than those of the RC models.…”

Section: Specific Advantages Of Ac Methods In Model Buildingmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…More than two electrodes have been used for AC measurement of EDA with higher frequencies: Edelberg (1971) and used a threeelectrode technique, while Salter (1979) and Thiele (1981a) used four electrodes in AC recording. Grimnes (1983) and Tronstad et al (2010) applied a three-electrode configuration for SY recording, to obtain unipolar measurements of the skin surface conductance density below the active electrode.…”

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“…Although some standard volumes in dermatology discuss EDA (e.g., Keller, 1963;Jarrett, 1978;Schliack & Schiffter, 1979;Thiele, 1981aThiele, , 1981b, clinical dermatology continues to prefer the use of more qualitative measurements of sweat rather than quantitative EDA recordings (Sect. 2.4.2.2).…”

Section: Eda In Dermatologymentioning

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Electrodermal Activity

Boucsein

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except for brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis. Use in connection with any form of information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed is forbidden. The use in this publication of trade names, trademarks, service marks, and similar terms, even if they are not identified as such, is not to be taken as an expression of opinion as to whether or not they are subject to proprietary rights.Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com) Foreword to the Second EditionAs noted by David Lykken in the foreword to the first edition of this book, electrodermal activity was observed for the first time in Germany. A quartercentury later the scientific study of psychology also originated in Germany. Over time, however, the focus of psychological research, including the then new field of psychophysiology, shifted to the United States and Great Britain. This trend to the dominance of the United States and Great Britain was prolonged by the devastation of World War II and its aftermath in Germany (and elsewhere in continental Europe). Slowly at first and then more rapidly, German psychological science, including psychophysiology, recovered. For several decades German psychophysiologists have been a major force in psychophysiology. With the publication of the first English edition of this book in 1992, it became essential for electrodermal researchers worldwide again to learn from our German colleagues.When I came into psychophysiology in the mid-1960s, electrodermal activity was the most common system studied. Because of its popularity, a large literature had emerged on the physiological mechanisms producing these changes in the electrical properties of the skin and on the best methodology for recording them. Major reviews and/or chapters had been published or soon were to be published by Peter Venables and Irene Martin, Robert Edelberg, and David Lykken. Later reviews and articles were published by Venables and Margaret Christie, and by me. A chapter in 1990 by Michael Dawson, Anne Schell, and Diane Filion was especially noteworthy for its coverage of the psychological applications of electrodermal measures.Note that all these publications were journal articles and chapters and that most of them focused almost entirely on mechanisms and methodology. The publication of this book, first in German and then in English, provided the first book on electrodermal activity, and one that extensively covers psychological applications as well as mechanisms and methodology. Again to quote David Lykken back in 1992, "The return of German scholarship to what I shall loftily call the high table of psychophysiology is exemplified by this fine book, the most comprehensive treatise on the electrodermal system to appear in any language . . ." I completely agree with v that evaluation. Professor Boucsein's outstanding scholarship has produced a book of such breadth of coverage ...

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Section: The Use Of Direct Vs Alternating Currentmentioning

confidence: 81%

“…3.5.3). 50 Thiele (1981a) stated in his considerations about modeling that the electrodermal system is composed of several closely spaced interconnected single systems. Lykken (1971, Fig.…”

Section: Specific Advantages Of Ac Methods In Model Buildingmentioning

confidence: 99%