Research Article
Brain Oscillations Elicited by the Cold Pressor Test: A Putative Index of Untreated Essential Hypertension
Table 1
Outline of experimental measurements.
| | Task | Measurements | Duration |
| Day 1 | Habituation to laboratory environment and CPT conditions | | 1 hour approximately | Onset of 24 hr ABPM procedure (Section 2.2.1) | | 24 hours |
| Day 2 | Cold pressor test rest baseline | EEG recording period 1 | 3 min | Hand immersion in 2°C water bath | EEG recording period 2 (unit of stress) | 1 min | Continuation of immersion (2°C ) until spontaneous withdrawal | EEG recording period 3 (pain tolerance) | min | Cold pressor test recovery (Section 2.2.2) | EEG recording period 4 | 3 min |
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