Definitions for galvanic skin response
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Princeton's WordNet
galvanic skin response, GSR, psychogalvanic response, electrodermal response, electrical skin response, Fere phenomenon, Tarchanoff phenomenon(noun)
a change in the electrical properties of the skin in response to stress or anxiety; can be measured either by recording the electrical resistance of the skin or by recording weak currents generated by the body
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Galvanic Skin Response
A change in electrical resistance of the skin, occurring in emotion and in certain other conditions.
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