Electrode Placement and Preparation for Mobile Subject Recording
Recording the clearest possible signal can prove tricky, especially from exercising or mobile subjects. We have compiled a helpful guide on electrode placement and preparation that ensures accurate and precise data from mobile subject recording. When recording mobile...
History of Physiology Analysis
Thirty-plus years ago, physiological research required incredibly long lab hours and followed by slow analyzation procedures. Prior to the invention of the personal computer (Thank you Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak!), scientists were burdened with piles of hard copy...
Creating new Models to Share and Analyze Physiological Data
Advancing technology allows researchers the ability to utilize physiological data in different forms. This includes utilizing mathematic models to answer research questions, making data openly accessible to those with similar research questions, and identify...
Fundamentals of EEG Recording
In 1929, a German physician named Hans Berger discovered that electrodes placed on the scalp could detect various patterns of electrical activity. After verifying that the recordings were indeed recording from the brain, and were not artifacts of muscle or scalp,...
Are Virtual Reality Exercising Games Effective?
In an age of increased obesity and obsession with exercise, software companies have created exercise video games that engage users both mentally and physically. Mixed reviews about the effectiveness of such exergames stem from several components: the perceived task...
Memory and Perception
The cognitive processing of memory affects our individual perception therefore it is important to understand what factors influence an individual’s processing. We have compiled a list of studies that look at how recall can influence individual’s message perception and...
Tips for implanting rodent pups with the Epoch wireless recording system
Implanting pups can be tricky, yet their value as neonatal models of human disease is key.
Stressing over the effects of stress
Several studies show chronic stress is typically detrimental to health, while acute stress may be linked to positive effects in addition to the negative counterparts
The Trouble with Fatigue
Fatigue is a troublemaker–it can have serious impacts on data quality, even when using gold standards of measurement.
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