Towards the Applicability of Measuring the Electrodermal Activity in the Context of Process Model Comprehension: Feasibility Study

Winter, Michael; Pryss, Rüdiger; Probst, Thomas; Reichert, Manfred

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“…This was also found in other contexts. Winter and colleagues [ 21 ], among others, demonstrated an increase in arousal associated with a higher cognitive load, followed by an SCR increase in response to comprehension tasks. Not surprisingly, this effect was not found for the SCL parameter, which is known to respond with a certain latency to external stimulations.…”

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“…In particular, he found a positive correlation between arousal and skin conductance amplitude and a negative correlation between pleasantness and heart rate. ANS parameters are also known to be sensitive to the stress response [ 20 ] and cognitive load [ 21 ] due to their link with the sympathetic nervous system [ 22 ]. Physiological characterization of odor stimulation might also be determined by the ability of a stimulus to relieve stress or cognitive load.…”

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Time-Dependent Analysis of Human Neurophysiological Activities during an Ecological Olfactory Experience

Vozzi,

Martinez Levy,

Ronca

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Brain Sciences

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It has been demonstrated that odors could affect humans at the psychophysiological level. Significant research has been done on odor perception and physiological mechanisms; however, this research was mainly performed in highly controlled conditions in order to highlight the perceptive phenomena and the correlated physiological responses in the time frame of milliseconds. The present study explored how human physiological activity evolves in response to different odor conditions during an ecological olfactory experience on a broader time scale (from 1 to 90 s). Two odors, vanilla and menthol, together with a control condition (blank) were employed as stimuli. Electroencephalographic (EEG) activity in four frequency bands of interest, theta, alpha, low beta, and high beta, and the electrodermal activity (EDA) of the skin conductance level and response (SCL and SCR) were investigated at five time points taken during: (i) the first ten seconds of exposure (short-term analysis) and (ii) throughout the entire exposure to each odor (90 s, long-term analysis). The results revealed significant interactions between the odor conditions and the time periods in the short-term analysis for the overall frontal activity in the theta (p = 0.03), alpha (p = 0.005), and low beta (p = 0.0067) bands, the frontal midline activity in the alpha (p = 0.015) and low beta (p = 0.02) bands, and the SCR component (p = 0.024). For the long-term effects, instead, only one EEG parameter, frontal alpha asymmetry, was significantly sensitive to the considered dimensions (p = 0.037). In conclusion, the present research determined the physiological response to different odor conditions, also demonstrating the sensitivity of the employed parameters in characterizing the dynamic of such response during the time. As an exploratory study, this work points out the relevance of considering the effects of continuous exposure instead of short stimulation when evaluating the human olfactory experience, providing insights for future studies in the field.

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Time-Dependent Analysis of Human Neurophysiological Activities during an Ecological Olfactory Experience

Vozzi,

Martinez Levy,

Ronca

et al. 2023

Brain Sciences

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“…For example, cognitive style [13] or cognitive bias [14]. Furthermore, many technology-driven approaches like the use of electrodermal activity [15] are performed for a more fine-grained investigation of cognitive aspects and their influence during process model comprehension. Especially the application of eye tracking is becoming prominent for research on process model comprehension (e.g., [16]- [18]).…”

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How Healthcare Professionals Comprehend Process Models - An Empirical Eye Tracking Analysis

Winter

Bredemeyer

Reichert

et al. 2021

2021 IEEE 34th International Symposium on Computer-Based Medical Systems (CBMS)

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Digitization is advancing rapidly in many prevalently analogue domains such as healthcare. For the latter domain, the synergies with modern information technologies (IT) have become an integral part regarding communication and collaboration. For this reason, a comprehensible language is of importance in order to allow a frictionless exchange of information between domain experts. The Business Process Model and Notation (BPMN) 2.0 represents a promising notation that may be applied as lingua franca. Although the BPMN 2.0 is widespread applied by experts in business and industry, little experience exists how BPMN 2.0 is adopted in healthcare. In order to assess how BPMN 2.0 is deployed in healthcare, we conducted a preliminary eye tracking study, in which n = 16 professionals from healthcare comprehended a particular BPMN 2.0 process model. The results indicate that BPMN 2.0 might be a candidate for a lingua franca to foster the comprehensible exchange of information as well as collaboration between healthcare and IT.

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“…This is a component that varies rapidly and is considered to be an adequate measure when visual stimuli are presented. In subjects exposed to emotional stimuli, the amplitude of the electrodermal response increases linearly with the perceived excitation [ 26 ]. We observed a higher electrodermal response when viewing polluted landscapes without a significant effect ( Figure 5 ).…”

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Postural Correlates of Pollution Perception

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In our contemporary societies, environmental issues are more and more important. An increasing number of studies explore the biological processes involved in environment perception and in particular try to highlight the mechanisms underlying the perception of environmental scenes by our brain. The main objective of the present study was to establish whether the visualization of clean and polluted environmental scenes would lead to differential postural reactions. Our hypothesis was based on a differential postural modulation that could be recorded when the subject is confronted with images representing a “polluted” environment, differential modulation which has been reported in previous studies in response to painful-scenes compared to non-painful scenes visualization.Thirty-one subjects participated in this study. Physiological measurements [heart rate variability (HRV) and electrodermal activity] and postural responses (Center Of Pression—COP—displacements) were recorded in response to perception of polluted or clean environmental scenes. We show, for the first time, that images representing polluted scenes evoke a weaker approach movement than images representing clean scenes. The displacement of the COP in the anteroposterior axis reflects an avoidance when subjects visualize “polluted” scenes. Our results demonstrate a clear distinction between “clean” and “polluted” environments according to the postural change they induce, correlated with the ratings of pleasure and approach evoked by images.

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Towards the Applicability of Measuring the Electrodermal Activity in the Context of Process Model Comprehension: Feasibility Study

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Time-Dependent Analysis of Human Neurophysiological Activities during an Ecological Olfactory Experience

Time-Dependent Analysis of Human Neurophysiological Activities during an Ecological Olfactory Experience

How Healthcare Professionals Comprehend Process Models - An Empirical Eye Tracking Analysis

Postural Correlates of Pollution Perception

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