conductance
noun
con·duc·tance
kən-ˈdək-tən(t)s 
1
: conducting power
2
: the readiness with which a conductor transmits an electric current expressed as the reciprocal of electrical resistance
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The researchers measured skin conductance (a physiological indicator of fear) and the activity of the amygdala (the brain’s chief emotion center) and found that DecNef reduces these biological fear markers for the targeted animal.
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Simon Makin, Scientific American, 28 Oct. 2024
One research group found that volunteers’ physiological responses – such as heart rate and skin conductance – display unique patterns during experiences that are both disgusting and funny, compared with either category separately.
—Anthony Gianni Vaccaro, The Conversation, 23 Sep. 2024
Other physiological processes, such as our breathing rate and skin conductance levels, may also line up with those of other people.
—Quanta Magazine, 28 Mar. 2024
This enabled them to directly detect the piezoelectricity induced by friction by measuring the A/C conductance.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 5 Dec. 2023
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Simon Makin, Scientific American, 28 Oct. 2024
One research group found that volunteers’ physiological responses – such as heart rate and skin conductance – display unique patterns during experiences that are both disgusting and funny, compared with either category separately.
—Anthony Gianni Vaccaro, The Conversation, 23 Sep. 2024
Other physiological processes, such as our breathing rate and skin conductance levels, may also line up with those of other people.
—Quanta Magazine, 28 Mar. 2024
This enabled them to directly detect the piezoelectricity induced by friction by measuring the A/C conductance.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 5 Dec. 2023
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“Conductance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/conductance. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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conductance
noun
con·duc·tance
kən-ˈdək-tən(t)s
1
: conducting power
2
: the readiness with which a conductor carries an electric current that is expressed as the reciprocal of electrical resistance
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conductance
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