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Sympathetic Nervous System Responses to Psychosocial Stressors

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Book cover Individual Differences in Cardiovascular Response to Stress

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Abstract

Sympathetic nervous system (SNS) activity was initially inferred by responses of end organs such as sweat glands or heart rate. As biochemical techniques developed, it became possible to monitor SNS activity as mirrored in the urine and later in plasma. Now a number of other options are available for such study, including direct recording from SNS nerve fibers and quantification of adrenergic receptors. Regardless of the site of measurement, there is a great deal of variance in all SNS measures because the SNS is so exquisitely responsive to virtually all stimuli. In order to perceive individual differences or differences between tasks, the investigator must control for these perturbations of SNS activity.

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Mills, P.J., Dimsdale, J.E. (1992). Sympathetic Nervous System Responses to Psychosocial Stressors. In: Turner, J.R., Sherwood, A., Light, K.C. (eds) Individual Differences in Cardiovascular Response to Stress. Perspectives on Individual Differences. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-0697-7_2

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