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Some Observations on the Psychogalvanic Reflex

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

Abraham Verghese
Abraham Verghese*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Christian Medical College & Hospital, Vellore, India
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The psychogalvanic reflex (P.G.R.) is a decrease in the electrical resistance of the skin which occurs in response to a wide variety of stimuli.

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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 114 , Issue 510 , May 1968 , pp. 639 - 642
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1968 

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