Utility of Baroreflex Sensitivity as a Marker of Stress

• Published in: Journal of cognitive engineering and decision making Vol. 10; no. 2; pp. 167 - 177
• Main Authors: Anderson, Amanda A., Keren, Nir, Lilja, Andrew, Godby, Kevin M., Gilbert, Stephen B., Franke, Warren D.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.06.2016
• Subjects: baroreflex sensitivity; psychophysiological markers; human-computer; psychological stress; adaptive systems

Presently, adaptive systems use various cognitive and cardiovascular measures to evaluate the functional state of the operator. One marker that has been largely ignored as an assessment tool is baroreflex sensitivity (BRS). This study examined the extent to which BRS changed in response to acute psy...