Stress And Forehead Temperature In Children

Asymmmetry of forehead temperature and cardiac activity.

Abstract:

Measures of heart rate and forehead temperature on 238, 21-month-old children exposed to mild laboratory stressors revealed 2 provocative results. More children were cooler on the left side of the forehead than on the right side of the forehead, and those with a cooler left side of the forehead had lower heart rates. These data suggest that some aspects of cerebral asymmetry and cardiovascular reactivity may be mediated by a common set of processes. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)

By Kagan, Jerome; Arcus, Doreen; Snidman, Nancy; Rimm, Sara E.
Neuropsychology, Vol 9(1), Jan 1995, 47-51.


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