The calming effect of a new wearable device during the anticipation of public speech

Abstract We assessed the calming effect of doppel, a wearable device that delivers heartbeat-like tactile stimulation on the wrist. We tested whether the use of doppel would have a calming effect on physiological arousal and subjective reports of state anxiety during the anticipation of public speec...

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Autores principales:	Ruben T. Azevedo, Nell Bennett, Andreas Bilicki, Jack Hooper, Fotini Markopoulou, Manos Tsakiris
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:d66f75b9d0ba4e2190af3e17ecdcb77a2021-12-02T12:32:24ZThe calming effect of a new wearable device during the anticipation of public speech10.1038/s41598-017-02274-22045-2322https://doaj.org/article/d66f75b9d0ba4e2190af3e17ecdcb77a2017-05-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-02274-2https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322Abstract We assessed the calming effect of doppel, a wearable device that delivers heartbeat-like tactile stimulation on the wrist. We tested whether the use of doppel would have a calming effect on physiological arousal and subjective reports of state anxiety during the anticipation of public speech, a validated experimental task that is known to induce anxiety. Two groups of participants were tested in a single-blind design. Both groups wore the device on their wrist during the anticipation of public speech, and were given the cover story that the device was measuring blood pressure. For only one group, the device was turned on and delivered a slow heartbeat-like vibration. Participants in the doppel active condition displayed lower increases in skin conductance responses relative to baseline and reported lower anxiety levels compared to the control group. Therefore, the presence, as opposed to its absence, of a slow rhythm, which in the present study was instantiated as an auxiliary slow heartbeat delivered through doppel, had a significant calming effect on physiological arousal and subjective experience during a socially stressful situation. This finding is discussed in relation to past research on responses and entrainment to rhythms, and their effects on arousal and mood.Ruben T. AzevedoNell BennettAndreas BilickiJack HooperFotini MarkopoulouManos TsakirisNature PortfolioarticleMedicineRScienceQENScientific Reports, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 1-7 (2017)
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spellingShingle	Medicine R Science Q Ruben T. Azevedo Nell Bennett Andreas Bilicki Jack Hooper Fotini Markopoulou Manos Tsakiris The calming effect of a new wearable device during the anticipation of public speech
description	Abstract We assessed the calming effect of doppel, a wearable device that delivers heartbeat-like tactile stimulation on the wrist. We tested whether the use of doppel would have a calming effect on physiological arousal and subjective reports of state anxiety during the anticipation of public speech, a validated experimental task that is known to induce anxiety. Two groups of participants were tested in a single-blind design. Both groups wore the device on their wrist during the anticipation of public speech, and were given the cover story that the device was measuring blood pressure. For only one group, the device was turned on and delivered a slow heartbeat-like vibration. Participants in the doppel active condition displayed lower increases in skin conductance responses relative to baseline and reported lower anxiety levels compared to the control group. Therefore, the presence, as opposed to its absence, of a slow rhythm, which in the present study was instantiated as an auxiliary slow heartbeat delivered through doppel, had a significant calming effect on physiological arousal and subjective experience during a socially stressful situation. This finding is discussed in relation to past research on responses and entrainment to rhythms, and their effects on arousal and mood.
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author	Ruben T. Azevedo Nell Bennett Andreas Bilicki Jack Hooper Fotini Markopoulou Manos Tsakiris
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title	The calming effect of a new wearable device during the anticipation of public speech
title_short	The calming effect of a new wearable device during the anticipation of public speech
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The calming effect of a new wearable device during the anticipation of public speech

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