title: Strategies for autoregulation of peripheral skin temperature.
abstract: The present study examined different mental strategies for effective and rapid regulation of skin temperature in adjacent areas. In the main study, subjects (N = 10) were asked to achieve mentally a maximal temperature difference between the right index and the right little fingers within 25 minutes. In a control group (N = 10), possible effects of a temperature-influencing device (cold and warm water bags on the left hand) on the right index and little fingers were examined. Because results were impressive, a series of similar studies was conducted. The results demonstrate the efficacy of mental strategies for a differential thermoregulation of adjacent skin areas (between 1 and 3 cm). Possible explanations and implications are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Universität Koblenz-Landau, Germany.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: van Quekelberghe
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001288:Attention; D001676:Biofeedback, Psychology; D005260:Female; D006706:Homeostasis; D006801:Humans; D006990:Hypnosis; D007092:Imagination; D008297:Male; D012881:Skin Temperature; D013404:Suggestion; D013697:Thermosensing