Yearly Archives: 2022

New Citations | fNIRS in Mind & Muscle Research

fNIRS technology adds real-time imaging to your lab without the drawbacks of functional MRI or other imaging techniques that are expensive, time-consuming, and complex to set up and run. fNIRS optical imaging systems are ideal for research and education, to study the brain or muscle function. Here’s a sampling of recent fNIRS citations… Similarities and differences in the induction and […]

New Citations | Measuring Emotions? We’re Guilty

BIOPAC provides software and hardware that allows research teams to study physiological measures related to emotion and affect. Here are a few studies focusing on affective science that use BIOPAC equipment to record physiological signals, including ECG and EDA. Smiling Equate to Happiness? Regulating one’s emotions is key to mental well-being and developing meaningful relationships. However, can it […]

New Citations | Pairs Performing Under Pressure & More

BIOPAC provides software and hardware that allows research teams to study physiological measures, whether in this reality or in virtual reality, or for a single person or multi-person groups. Here are a few studies focusing on BIOPAC equipment’s ability to record physiological signals, including ECG, EDA, and Respiration. Pairs Performing Under Pressure How does acute stress affect real-time cooperation […]

New Citations | Recording Evoked Potentials

Our response to the stimuli our brains are bombarded with daily can easily be recorded using averaged evoked potentials (EP). EP can provide a wealth of information about our psychophysiological states. Here are some recent evoked potentials citations… The effect of elevated muscle pain on neuromuscular fatigue during exercise.  Eur J Appl Physiol 122, 113–126. Norbury, […]

New Citations | The Relationship Between Parent & Child

BIOPAC provides software and hardware that allows research teams to study physiological measures related to infants and toddlers. Here are a few notable infant and toddler studies using BIOPAC equipment to record ECG, EDA, and RSA. A Touching Mother and Child Study Post-natal behaviors in rats, like licking and grooming their pups, cause decreased behavioral indices of fear […]