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The effects of auditory stimulation on systolic blood-pressure (SBP) increases elicited by the cold pressor procedure were studied in seven Ss, each S acting, as his own control. It was found that auditory stimulation significantly depressed SBP over a no-stimulation control condition
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1. This research was undertaken at the University of Saskatchewan, Canada.
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Farley, F.H. The effect of auditory stimulation on blood pressure changes associated with pain. Psychon Sci 7, 343–344 (1967). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03331115
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