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From GSR to Heart Rate Variability: A Long and Winding (Actually, Wiggly) Road

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Gevirtz, R.N. From GSR to Heart Rate Variability: A Long and Winding (Actually, Wiggly) Road. Appl Psychophysiol Biofeedback 47, 299–303 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10484-022-09540-8

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