In a new study, scientists used skin conductance — a measure of how well skin conducts electricity — to assess the emotions of 33 participants who were shown emotionally evocative videos.

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The project, sponsored by startup company Full Body Sound, aims to gather biological data by analyzing the relationship between electrotherapy and skin conductance. This term refers to the electrical ...

Traces of skin conductance over time were recorded and analyzed to reveal patterns of how people respond to different emotional stimuli. Credit must be given to the creator.

The fear response is measured using a skin-conductance response and the degree of conductance measures is then related to how strongly the participant is identifying with their virtual body.

Your future smartwatch may tell you when it's time to take a break and drink some water. Researchers at UC Berkeley have designed a wearable sweat sensor that can detect your hydration status during ...

Over two 48-hour periods, hot flashes were monitored by use of a BioLog ambulatory sternal skin conductance monitor in conjunction with a portable electronic diary. Four categories of biological ...