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The heart rate response to onset of 18-sec, nonsignal tones heard over 71 dB white noise was solely decelerative and habituated rapidly; the response to tone offset was similar to the onset response. It was suggested that cardiac deceleration is a component of the orienting reflex.
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1. This research was supported by grants HD01490 and K3-MH-21762 from the National Institutes of Health. Computer services were provided through grant FR000249 to the Biomedical Computing Division and an NSF grant through the University of Wisconsin Research Committee.
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Chase, W.G., Graham, F.K. Heart rate response to non-signal tones. Psychon Sci 9, 181–182 (1967). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03330819
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