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Electrodermal Activity in Ambulatory Settings: A Narrative Review of Literature

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Electrodermal activity (EDA) is a portable, non-invasive and wearable sensor that measures skin electrical properties to track correlates of autonomic nervous system activity. Although EDA utilization is sparse compared to some other biomedical signals in ambulatory settings, it can be a potentially helpful adjunct tool in neuroergonomics studies and mobile brain and body research. This paper summarizes EDA physiological principles and methodology including data acquisition, signal processing, and data analysis approaches. In addition, use of EDA in diverse neuroergonomic application areas, such as in psychiatry, neurology, operator and consumer assessment, virtual reality and gaming have been outlined.

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Topoglu, Y., Watson, J., Suri, R., Ayaz, H. (2020). Electrodermal Activity in Ambulatory Settings: A Narrative Review of Literature. In: Ayaz, H. (eds) Advances in Neuroergonomics and Cognitive Engineering. AHFE 2019. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 953. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-20473-0_10

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