Recent Developments of Ambulatory Assessment Methods

Hey, Stefan; Αναστασοπούλου, Παναγιώτα; Bideaux, André; Stork, Wilhelm

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“…HRV can be measured by electrocardiogram (ECG), which is based on recording electrical activity of the heart, or by pulse oximetry, which measures changes in reflected or transmitted light due to pulsing arterial blood. Several companies are now producing portable devices containing accelerometers, thermometers, ECG, and oximeters that can be worn attached to the body or embedded in clothing (see Hey et al, 2014 for a review of recent developments in ambulatory measurement, Antoni et al, 2017 ; Pinna et al, 2017 for examples of in-cave use, and Vigo et al, 2012 , 2013 for reports of HRV measurements during the Mars500 project, in which evidence for autonomic changes during confinement were reported).…”

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Expedition Cognition: A Review and Prospective of Subterranean Neuroscience With Spaceflight Applications

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Zuccarelli

Burles

et al. 2018

Front. Hum. Neurosci.

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Renewed interest in human space exploration has highlighted the gaps in knowledge needed for successful long-duration missions outside low-Earth orbit. Although the technical challenges of such missions are being systematically overcome, many of the unknowns in predicting mission success depend on human behavior and performance, knowledge of which must be either obtained through space research or extrapolated from human experience on Earth. Particularly in human neuroscience, laboratory-based research efforts are not closely connected to real environments such as human space exploration. As caves share several of the physical and psychological challenges of spaceflight, underground expeditions have recently been developed as a spaceflight analog for astronaut training purposes, suggesting that they might also be suitable for studying aspects of behavior and cognition that cannot be fully examined under laboratory conditions. Our objective is to foster a bi-directional exchange between cognitive neuroscientists and expedition experts by (1) describing the cave environment as a worthy space analog for human research, (2) reviewing work conducted on human neuroscience and cognition within caves, (3) exploring the range of topics for which the unique environment may prove valuable as well as obstacles and limitations, (4) outlining technologies and methods appropriate for cave use, and (5) suggesting how researchers might establish contact with potential expedition collaborators. We believe that cave expeditions, as well as other sorts of expeditions, offer unique possibilities for cognitive neuroscience that will complement laboratory work and help to improve human performance and safety in operational environments, both on Earth and in space.

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confidence: 99%

Expedition Cognition: A Review and Prospective of Subterranean Neuroscience With Spaceflight Applications

Mogilever

Zuccarelli

Burles

et al. 2018

Front. Hum. Neurosci.

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“…It has long been recognized that, due to poor covariation of the different modalities, subjective data need to be supplemented by additional psychophysiological, endocrine, and behavioral data (e.g., Bradley & Lang, 2000). In order to realize this principle in real-life settings, several computer-assisted methodologies have been implemented that permit standardized multimodal assessment of selfreported, behavioral, and psychophysiological data including endocrine measures (Ebner-Priemer & Kubiak, 2007;Hey, Anastasopoulou, Bideaux, & Storck, 2014;Schlotz & Powell, 2014).…”

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Psychophysiological Assessment of Social Stress in Natural and Laboratory Situations

Loeffler

Hennig

Peper

2017

Journal of Psychophysiology

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Abstract. Experience sampling and psychophysiological ambulant assessment methods were employed to compare reactions to social stress using a laboratory stressor (The Trier Social Stress Test [TSST]) or a corresponding real-life condition (seminar presentation). Stress reactions were assessed by self-report as well as additional heart rate (AHR, i.e., heart rate increases corrected for physical activity and initial values) and were compared to a control condition in each group. Twenty-five participants gave a talk in a university seminar course and twenty-two participants took part in the TSST. The TSST elicited a greater overall physiological stress reaction as compared to the seminar presentation. However, analyses of dynamic AHR levels revealed that the groups of speakers showed different response profiles during the time course of the stress situations. AHR levels of both groups were similar at the beginning of the free speech. During the course of their presentation, seminar speakers downregulated their arousal level. The arousal level of TSST participants showed a further increase in the later portion of the TSST during the mental arithmetic task. Thus, the more prominent overall physiological stress reaction during the TSST as compared to the seminar presentation appeared to depend on different demand characteristics rather than on differences of laboratory versus real-life situations per se. The experience of emotional strain was greater in response to the social stressors than in response to control situations in both the TSST and seminar speaker group with no differential effects of the experimental setting (laboratory vs. real life). During the TSST procedure, salivary cortisol concentrations were also assessed. Significant correlations of AHR with cortisol level and subjective experience indicate that AHR measurement provides a valid psychophysiological indicator of social stress. These findings suggest that ambulatory assessment techniques successfully contribute to the validation of a common social stress task.

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Neuropsychology in the Real World

Peper

Loeffler

2014

Zeitschrift für Neuropsychologie

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Current ambulatory technologies are highly relevant for neuropsychological assessment and treatment as they provide a gateway to real life data. Ambulatory assessment of cognitive complaints, skills and emotional states in natural contexts provides information that has a greater ecological validity than traditional assessment approaches. This issue presents an overview of current technological and methodological innovations, opportunities, problems and limitations of these methods designed for the context-sensitive measurement of cognitive, emotional and behavioral function. The usefulness of selected ambulatory approaches is demonstrated and their relevance for an ecologically valid neuropsychology is highlighted.

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Recent Developments of Ambulatory Assessment Methods

Cited by 7 publications

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Expedition Cognition: A Review and Prospective of Subterranean Neuroscience With Spaceflight Applications

Expedition Cognition: A Review and Prospective of Subterranean Neuroscience With Spaceflight Applications

Psychophysiological Assessment of Social Stress in Natural and Laboratory Situations

Neuropsychology in the Real World

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