[Topographic characteristics of the human electrodermal activity]

The investigation with participation of 6 test-subjects provided the first evidence that two dermal areas far apart from each other may possess identical spontaneous electrodermal activity (EDA) (r = 0.98) and, on the contrary, adjacent dermal areas may differ in EDA (p = 0.001). Asymmetry in EDA distribution across the human body was demonstrated. Most often the left part of the body was negatively charged relative to the right part. This held true also to the upper body in 59.2% cases and the lower body in 87.3% cases. In the vast majority of cases (98.6-100%) the upper body was charged negatively relative to the lower body.