The renewable energy sources such as PV modules, fuel cells or energy storage devices such as super capacitors or batteries deliver output voltage at the range of around 12 to 70 VDC. In order to connect them to the grid the voltage level should be adjusted according to the electrical network standards in the countries. First of all the voltage should be stepped up to sufficient level at which ...

This work aims to verify whether Galvanic Skin Response (GSR) can be used as a valid pain indicator and to analyze the changes in GSR during hypnotic analgesic condition. Two types of experiments were conducted namely ‘Pain-GSR’ (PG) and ‘Hypnosis-Pain-GSR’ (HPG) experiments for 10 subjects. The experiments were done under pain and no-pain conditions on subjects of both the gender in the age gr...

Sometimes, one needs to control different emotional situations which can lead the person suffering them to dangerous situations, in both the medium and short term. There are studies which indicate that stress increases the risk of cardiac problems. In this study we have designed and built a stress sensor based on Galvanic Skin Response (GSR), and controlled by ZigBee. In order to check the devi...

Affective reasoning holds significant potential for intelligent tutoring systems. Incorporating affective reasoning into pedagogical decision-making capabilities could enable learning environments to create customized experiences that are dynamically tailored to individual students’ ever changing levels of engagement, interest, motivation, and self-efficacy. Because physiological responses are ...

In a recent psychophysiological study using simultaneous electroencephalography/functional magnetic resonance imaging (EEG/fMRI) to investigate pain processing in the human brain we also sought to evaluate the usefulness of recording galvanic skin response (GSR)/electrodermal activity (EDA) during the course of the experiment. Our questions/objectives were a) is it possible to obtain single-tri...

In this paper, we discuss findings from a study that used panoramic video-based virtual environments (PVVEs) to induce self-reported anger. The study assessed "immersiveness" and physiological correlates of anger arousal (i.e., heart rate, blood pressure, galvanic skin response [GSR], respiration, and skin temperature). Results indicate that over time, panoramic video-based virtual scenarios ca...

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS To evaluate vestibular function in patients with the mitochondrial A3243G mutation. STUDY DESIGN Data from patients with the A3243G mutation attending an academic tertiary referral center were prospectively recorded. METHODS The clinical histories of 13 unrelated patients with the mitochondrial A3243G mutation (six mitochondrial encephalomyopathy, lactic acidosis, and ...

A longstanding controversy in philosophy is whether decision-making is governed by reason or emotion. I study the role of physiological responses in the decision-making process within the realm of financial markets, where both the environment and decisions—trades—are measurable. In an experiment performed on a regional stock exchange, my collaborators and I record six different types of physiol...