electrodermal
adjective
elec·tro·der·mal
i-ˌlek-trō-ˈdər-məl 
: of or relating to electrical activity in or electrical properties of the skin
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There is also a continuous electrodermal activity sensor, which can measure stress, and an ECG reading is possible with these sensors, too.
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Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 4 Oct. 2023
The Pixel Watch 2 adds the Fitbit Sense 2’s continuous electrodermal activity (cEDA) and skin temperature sensors.
—Brandon Widder, The Verge, 16 Dec. 2023
Thorell's test is called electrodermal orientation reactivity (aka electrodermal hyporeactivity), and while Thorell's work on the technique goes back to the 1980s, it has recently been commercialized by a company called Emotra AB, who named the product EDOR®.
—Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 5 Dec. 2017
Photograph: Google Finally, there are two new sensors: a skin temperature sensor and a continuous electrodermal activity sensor.
—WIRED, 4 Oct. 2023
Rumors have thus far indicated that the Pixel Watch 2 will feature the Sense 2’s continuous electrodermal activity sensor, so that may be a reason for a redesign.
—Victoria Song, The Verge, 8 Sep. 2023
The offending authors, led by Swedish psychiatrist Lars H. Thorell, had run a study to determine whether an electrodermal hyporeactivity test was able to predict suicide and suicidal behaviour in depressed inpatients.
—Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 7 Nov. 2017
And, sure enough, the participants who wore the doppel displayed a lower electrodermal response—a measure of the skin's ability to conduct electricity—than the control group.
—Carl Engelking, Discover Magazine, 30 Aug. 2017
The Fitbit Luxe delivers daily stress scores by analyzing heart rate increases and changes, electrodermal responses, and skin temperature.
—Chaunie Brusie, Health, 27 Apr. 2023
Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 4 Oct. 2023
The Pixel Watch 2 adds the Fitbit Sense 2’s continuous electrodermal activity (cEDA) and skin temperature sensors.
—Brandon Widder, The Verge, 16 Dec. 2023
Thorell's test is called electrodermal orientation reactivity (aka electrodermal hyporeactivity), and while Thorell's work on the technique goes back to the 1980s, it has recently been commercialized by a company called Emotra AB, who named the product EDOR®.
—Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 5 Dec. 2017
Photograph: Google Finally, there are two new sensors: a skin temperature sensor and a continuous electrodermal activity sensor.
—WIRED, 4 Oct. 2023
Rumors have thus far indicated that the Pixel Watch 2 will feature the Sense 2’s continuous electrodermal activity sensor, so that may be a reason for a redesign.
—Victoria Song, The Verge, 8 Sep. 2023
The offending authors, led by Swedish psychiatrist Lars H. Thorell, had run a study to determine whether an electrodermal hyporeactivity test was able to predict suicide and suicidal behaviour in depressed inpatients.
—Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 7 Nov. 2017
And, sure enough, the participants who wore the doppel displayed a lower electrodermal response—a measure of the skin's ability to conduct electricity—than the control group.
—Carl Engelking, Discover Magazine, 30 Aug. 2017
The Fitbit Luxe delivers daily stress scores by analyzing heart rate increases and changes, electrodermal responses, and skin temperature.
—Chaunie Brusie, Health, 27 Apr. 2023
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electrodermal
adjective
elec·tro·der·mal
i-ˌlek-trō-ˈdər-məl
: of or relating to electrical activity in or electrical properties of the skin
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