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Three cardiovascular responses to a moderate tone (about 70 dB) were studied in 25 Ss. Finger-pulse (FP) response was monophasic vasoconstriction. Head-pulse (HP) response was biphasic; vasoconstriction preceded vasodilation. Heart-rate (HR) response usually consisted of an initial small deceleration followed by a more marked acceleration and a secondary deceleration. HP constriction and HR acceleration occurred almost simultaneously; their response magnitudes were highly positively correlated. FP and HP constriction responses were also positively correlated. All responses showed some effect of their prestimulus level.
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Keefe, F.B., Johnson, L.C. Cardiovascular responses to auditory stimuli. Psychon Sci 19, 335–337 (1970). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03328845
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