electrodermal

adjective

elec·tro·der·mal i-ˌlek-trō-ˈdər-məl

: of or relating to electrical activity in or electrical properties of the skin

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Key to Spotify’s work was the electrodermal activity sensor, which measures sweat and variations in the electroconductivity of the skin. —

Charlotte Hu, Popular Science, 28 Feb. 2023 The true specificity of the electrodermal test in predicting suicide and suicide attempts was poor (around 33%). —

Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 7 Nov. 2017 The high sensitivity and raw specificity of electrodermal hyporeactivity for suicide were confirmed... —

Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 3 May 2014 The 2013 paper showed that electrodermal hyporeactivity testing, the technique behind EDOR®, is not much better than chance at predicting suicide or violent suicide attempt. —

Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 15 Dec. 2018 The device features an upgraded electrodermal activity, or EDA, sensor that continually watches for signs of stress. —

Mike Feibus, USA TODAY, 29 Sep. 2022 In addition to looking at your heartbeat and tracking your skin temperature, the watch has a tool for continuously measuring your electrodermal activity — basically, a scientific measure of the shifting sweat levels in your skin. —

Chris Velazco, Washington Post, 25 Aug. 2022 The Sense 2 stands atop the Fitbit family, packing ECG sensors for Atrial Fibrillation (AFib) detection, EDA (electrodermal activity) for stress measurement, GPS, blood oxygen, and heart rate tracking. —

Corey Gaskin, Ars Technica, 24 Aug. 2022 For instance, the Reflect Orb measures two physiological signs of stress — heart rate variability, which is the length of the pauses between different heartbeats, and electrodermal activity from the sweat glands on your fingers. —

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