Multi-biosignals Analysis - The Effect of Peripheral Nerve Stimulation on Skin Conductance and Heart Rate Variability

Tiago Araújo, Pedro Dias, Neuza Nunes, Hugo Gamboa

2015

Abstract

Objectives: This study aims to evaluate the influence of standard electrical stimulation on human electrophysiology. Methods: A total of 10 healthy subjects were submitted to the same protocol. The electrical stimuli were applied on the median nerve of the left wrist. Blood Volume Pulse (BVP) and Electrodermal Activity (EDA) signals were acquired from the index finger through an oximeter and from both the abductor pollicis muscle and the 3rd palmar interosseous muscle of the right hand, respectively. Nerve stimulation was performed using increasing intensities current: range from 5 to 30 mA, with 1mA step and applying 20 stimuli per step. Heart Rate (HR) and Heart Rate Variability (HRV) were computed, from the analysis of the latency between BVP pulses, in basal state and during stimulation. EDA parameters response latency, response rise time and readaptation slope were computed for each burst. Discussion: Electrical stimulation reveals to influence several parameters of the Autonomic Nervous System (ANS). It was easily detected an EDA rise response for each of the applied bursts and also an increase of the HRV during stimulation.

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Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Araújo T., Dias P., Nunes N. and Gamboa H. (2015). Multi-biosignals Analysis - The Effect of Peripheral Nerve Stimulation on Skin Conductance and Heart Rate Variability . In Proceedings of the International Conference on Bio-inspired Systems and Signal Processing - Volume 1: BIOSIGNALS, (BIOSTEC 2015) ISBN 978-989-758-069-7, pages 235-239. DOI: 10.5220/0005217902350239

in Bibtex Style

@conference{biosignals15,
author={Tiago Araújo and Pedro Dias and Neuza Nunes and Hugo Gamboa},
title={Multi-biosignals Analysis - The Effect of Peripheral Nerve Stimulation on Skin Conductance and Heart Rate Variability},
booktitle={Proceedings of the International Conference on Bio-inspired Systems and Signal Processing - Volume 1: BIOSIGNALS, (BIOSTEC 2015)},
year={2015},
pages={235-239},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0005217902350239},
isbn={978-989-758-069-7},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the International Conference on Bio-inspired Systems and Signal Processing - Volume 1: BIOSIGNALS, (BIOSTEC 2015)
TI - Multi-biosignals Analysis - The Effect of Peripheral Nerve Stimulation on Skin Conductance and Heart Rate Variability
SN - 978-989-758-069-7
AU - Araújo T.
AU - Dias P.
AU - Nunes N.
AU - Gamboa H.
PY - 2015
SP - 235
EP - 239
DO - 10.5220/0005217902350239