Glossary

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3 results found in physiological computing.

Biosensor (Physiological Sensor, Biometric Sensor)
A device that detects and measures biological or physiological signals from the body, such as heart rate, skin conductance, temperature, or movement. Wearable biosensors are increasingly used in acces…
Electrodermal Activity (EDA, Galvanic Skin Response, GSR)
The variation of electrical conductance in the skin caused by sweat gland activity, which is controlled by the sympathetic nervous system. EDA is used as a physiological measure of emotional arousal a…
Skin Conductance (SC, Skin Conductance Response, SCR, Skin Conductance Level, SCL)
A measure of the electrical conductance of the skin, which increases with sweat gland activity. Skin conductance is commonly used as an index of emotional arousal or sympathetic nervous system activat…