Clash 1 Flashcards
Who introduced the concept of homeostasis?
Claude Barnard
Which term from cybernetics means error signal?
negative feedback
____ published animal studies that established the scientific foundation for biofeedback training for autonomic responses.
Miller and DiCara
_____ pioneered an alpha-theta training protocol to treat alcoholics.
Peniston and Kolkovsky
Which physician developed the electromyograph and Progressive Relaxation?
Jacobson
Who developed Autogenic Training in Germany?
Schultz
_____ published an influential article on the treatment of tension headache with frontal EMG biofeedback.
Budzynski and Stoyva
Trying to clench your fist illustrates _____.
active volition
What causes electrons to move in a circuit
electromotive force
The opposition to an AC signal is called _____.
impedance
Current is measured in ____.
amperes
What are acceptable skin-electrode impedance values?
no more than 10 KΩ for any active-reference pair and balanced within 5 KΩ
What does continuity testing determine?
whether or not there is a break in the electrode cable
What phenomenon allows us to detect EMG signals from the skin surface?.
Volume conductance
Why do we prepare the skin for EMG recording?
to obtain low and balanced skin-electrode impedance
If voltage is 10 and current is 5, what is resistance?
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