Measuring the Autonomic Nervous System as a Window Into the Mind and Brain

IF 3.9 3区心理学 Q1 PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

European Psychologist Pub Date : 2023-05-09 DOI:10.1027/1016-9040/a000500

Mitsuhiko Ishikawa

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Abstract

Abstract: Throughout the history of psychophysiology, measures of the autonomic nervous system (ANS) have contributed to understanding psychological states and cognitive processing. Due to recent advances in brain imaging techniques, brain mapping of cognitive functions has been clarified. However, ANS measurements still have advantages in psychological research. In this paper, characteristics of ANS measurements are briefly summarized and results in psychophysiological studies are introduced. This paper describes methodologies for heart rate, skin conductance, pupil diameter, and eye blinks, which have been used in many psychophysiological studies. These measurements have been known to reflect activities in the ANS, however, each measure has a different sensitivity and validity to psychological states and cognitive processes. In general, the ANS measurements have advantages in the simplicity of data collection, which contributes to testing with a variety of participants regardless of age, tasks, and accessibility for students and early career researchers. However, interpreting the results of psychophysiological studies in line with cognitive processing, experimental designs, and paradigms requires extensive consideration. By using appropriate ANS measures in psychophysiological experiments, these methods contribute to our understanding of the mind and brain.

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测量自主神经系统作为进入大脑和思维的窗口

摘要：纵观心理生理学的历史，对自主神经系统（ANS）的测量有助于理解心理状态和认知过程。由于大脑成像技术的最新进展，大脑对认知功能的映射已经得到了澄清。然而，ANS测量在心理学研究中仍然具有优势。本文简要总结了ANS测量的特点，并介绍了心理生理学研究的结果。本文介绍了心率、皮肤电导、瞳孔直径和眨眼的方法，这些方法已被用于许多心理生理学研究。众所周知，这些测量反映了ANS中的活动，然而，每种测量对心理状态和认知过程都有不同的敏感性和有效性。一般来说，ANS测量在数据收集的简单性方面具有优势，这有助于对各种参与者进行测试，无论年龄、任务以及学生和早期职业研究人员的可访问性如何。然而，根据认知处理、实验设计和范式来解释心理生理学研究的结果需要广泛考虑。通过在心理生理实验中使用适当的ANS测量，这些方法有助于我们理解心理和大脑。

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