Measuring the Relationship Between Reflexive and Intentional ANS Response

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dc.contributor.authorPardikes, Thomas Jamesen
dc.contributor.committeechairFriedman, Bruce H.en
dc.contributor.committeememberCooper, Robin K. Pannetonen
dc.contributor.committeememberHarrison, David W.en
dc.contributor.departmentPsychologyen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T20:36:05Zen
dc.date.adate2008-06-30en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T20:36:05Zen
dc.date.issued2008-04-30en
dc.date.rdate2008-06-30en
dc.date.sdate2008-05-10en
dc.description.abstractThe dynamic behaviors of a complex organism are explained via voluntary and involuntary action. One underpinning of this system is organized and facilitated by the autonomic nervous system, integrating information from conscious and non-conscious centers in a seemingly hierarchical fashion. As a result, voluntary actions have the ability to inhibit reflexive actions via an inhibitory circuit. 111 subjects performed four diverse autonomic tasks consisting of voluntary and involuntary combinations. Analysis supports the proposed hierarchical model. Each task evoked specific autonomic states. Voluntary tasks influenced autonomic actions more than involuntary tasks. And working memory capacity mediated voluntary control.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Scienceen
dc.identifier.otheretd-05102008-154022en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-05102008-154022/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/32518en
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartPardikesthesis.pdfen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectAutonomic Nervous Systemen
dc.subjectCoactivationen
dc.subjectInhibitionen
dc.subjectVolitionen
dc.titleMeasuring the Relationship Between Reflexive and Intentional ANS Responseen
dc.typeThesisen
thesis.degree.disciplinePsychologyen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen
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