Put a Ring on It: Wearables Offer New Research Options
Rings, watches, bracelets, and belts—we think of them as indispensable fashion accessories. A bit of bling can put the finishing touch on an outfit for a night on the town, but what about a day in the lab? Wearable technology is transforming the landscape of...
ENS: Signals for Studying the Body’s “Second Brain”
We have all heard the saying “thinking with one’s stomach,” a cliché that suggests basing one’s critical thought processes on the whims of their digestive system. However, there may be more than a little truth to this saying. Often referred to as the body’s...
Noise Proof: Attack Artifacts Before They Ruin Data
After investing months of time, funds, and personal effort into your electrodermal activity (EDA) study, you begin combing through your data recordings when something catches your eye. Several of the recorded signals don’t look quite right. Rather than a narrow...
4T|Phys 2023: BIOPAC Shares Tools, Trends, Techniques & Technology at UCSB
They hailed from across the globe, from Arkansas to Zanzibar and all points between. Students, teachers, researchers, and innovators gathered on the campus of UC Santa Barbara, overlooking the Pacific Ocean. They came to learn, share, and explore breakthroughs and...
A Heartbeat Away: HRV Unlocks Autonomic Insights
The beating of the heart holds the key to a myriad of physiological questions that are of interest to researchers. The measured variation in time intervals between consecutive heartbeats, otherwise known as Heart Rate Variability (HRV), provides valuable insights into...
Faster, Stronger, Further—Unlocking the Body’s Potential with Exercise Physiology
Every athlete seeks the winning formula that will make them more competitive. Add coaches, trainers, weekend warriors, and everyday health enthusiasts to the mix, all looking for an edge to improve fitness, shorten recovery times, and avoid injuries. Exercise...
Body Electric: Bioimpedance in Physiology Research
With nearly 70 percent of our bodies made up of water as well as a variety of dissolved salts, humans are natural conductors of electrical current. However, various elements of the human body restrict or impede the flow of electrical current, a phenomenon termed...
Effort Rewarded: Tools for Measuring Motivation
A job well done may be its own reward, but the mechanisms that drive humans to produce better results are far more complex. Much research has been devoted to the study of motivation and the psychophysiological processes that drive our behavior in pursuit of a goal,...
Eye-Catching: Mobile Tech Enhances Immersive Experiments
Freed from the limitations of stationary eye tracking technology, mobile eye tracking enables researchers to study their subjects while they perform a wide range of immersive tasks in natural settings.
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