Table 1. Characteristics of individuals displaying voluntarily generated piloerection (VGP).

Reference	Age	Age discovered	Sites	Response time to completion	Response time to decay
Maxwell (1902)	27	11–12	Hips, thighs, back, arms	2–10 s	2–10 s
Lindsley & Sassaman (1938)	“middle aged”	10	Forearm, thigh, lower leg	7 s	15–20 s
Benedek et al. (2010)	35	27	Neck, spine, arms	5.15 s	10.8 s