TERMINAL REBOUND OF GALVANIC SKIN REFLEX IN ANESTHETIZED CATS

Abstract

Tetanic electric stimulation of the central stump of a divided cutaneous nerve for 2 seconds or longer causes appearance of a rebound of the galvanic skin reflex in anesthetized cats. The rebound is largest after 3 or 4 seconds stimulation; the latency of the rebound is longer by 0.4 seconds than that of the reflex itself. The rebound is eliminated by using either pulses of high voltage but of short duration, or pulses of long duration but of low voltage.