A concept of brain-rate is introduced, defining it as the weighted mean frequency of the EEG spectrum. In analogue to the blood pressure, heart-rate and temperature, used as standard preliminary indicators of corresponding general bodily activations, it is proposed to use the brain-rate as a preliminary indicator of general mental activation (mental arousal) level. In addition, along with the m...

Chronic stress is a prevalent and universally present hazard in modern society. It lowers the quality of life for individuals and significantly contributes to unsustainable health care costs. Therefore it is important to have natural and noninvasive ways of controlling stress. One such way is meditation, a technique which has been practiced for over five thousand years to improve stress regulat...

Background: There is great concern in the world about worker stress and quality of life, since a significant number companies show that physical mental suffering are one main causes absenteeism, generating high business costs due to low productivity. Stress at work ends up affecting not only professional income but also your health. Objective: To investigate correlation between level heart rate...

High demanding work environments are sources of potentially harmful stress reactions. Chronic stress experienced in working life generates an autonomic dysregulation, which in turn results in high resting heart rate and blood pressure, as well as reduced vagal tone. Here, we proposed a novel approach that exploits competitive biofeedback to reduce negative psychological and physiological outcom...

anxiety disorders are the most common reasons for referring to specialized clinics. if the response to stress changed, anxiety can be greatly controlled. the most obvious effect of stress occurs on circulatory system especially through sweating. the electrical conductivity of skin or in other words galvanic skin response (gsr) which is dependent on stress level is used; beside this parameter pe...