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Science 4 March 1966:
Vol. 151. no. 3714, pp. 1095 - 1096
DOI: 10.1126/science.151.3714.1095
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Temporal Course of Thermal Adaptation

Dan R. Kenshalo 1 and Harley A. Scott Jr. 1

1 Departments of Psychology, Florida State University, Tallahassee, and Winthrop College, Rock Hill, South Carolina

Previous methods for measuring the range and temporal course of adaptation to thermal stimuli are difficult to use. A technique requiring subjects to adjust the temperature of the stimulator to maintain a just-de-tectable sensation is described. Complete adaptation occurs to temperatures within the range between 28° and 37.5° C in about 25 minutes.

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Science. ISSN 0036-8075 (print), 1095-9203 (online)