A possible explanation for the frequent failure to find cardiac orienting in the newborn infant.

Heart rate variability: An index of attentional responsivity in human newborns.

Stephen W. Porges, William R. Arnold, Edward J. Forbes · Developmental Psychology · 1973 · 68 citations

Nursing, Human Development, Physiology +15

The Newborn's Response to Auditory Stimulation: A Demonstration of Orienting and Defensive Behavior

Richard B. Kearsley · Child Development · 1973 · 43 citations

Public Health, Behavioral Sciences, Psychology +12

Neonatal Heart-Rate Response to Tactile, Auditory, and Vestibular Stimulation in Different States

Andrée Pomerleau-Malcuit, Rachel K. Clifton · Child Development · 1973 · 40 citations

Life Sciences, Pediatrics, Physiology +16

Heart rate variability and newborn heart rate responses to illumination changes.

Stephen W. Porges, Leighton E. Stamps, Gary F. Walter · Developmental Psychology · 1974 · 32 citations

Medicine, Pediatrics, Physiology +16

Cardiac deceleration in newborns: Habituation, dishabituation, and offset responses

Cheryl Adkinson, Wendy K. Berg · Journal of Experimental Child Psychology · 1976 · 28 citations

Medicine, Pediatrics, Physiology +12