State as a Determinant of Infants' Heart Rate Response to Stimulation

27 January 1967

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Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science

Vol. 155 (3761) , 486-488
https://doi.org/10.1126/science.155.3761.486

Abstract

With each infant serving as his own control, the data indicate that waking or sleeping states, independent of the prestimulation heart rate, can significantly affect the heart rate response to tactile stimulation.

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