Electrodermal Activity Is Sensitive to Cognitive Stress under Water

• Published in: Frontiers in physiology Vol. 8; p. 1128
• Main Authors: Posada-Quintero, Hugo F., Florian, John P., Orjuela-Cañón, Alvaro D., Chon, Ki H.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland Frontiers Media S.A 17.01.2018
• Subjects: autonomic nervous system; electrodermal activity; Physiology; power spectral density; stroop test; sympathetic function; water immersion; stroop test; power spectral density; electrodermal activity; autonomic nervous system; water immersion; sympathetic function

When divers are at depth in water, the high pressure and low temperature alone can cause severe stress, challenging the human physiological control systems. The addition of cognitive stress, for example during a military mission, exacerbates the challenge. In these conditions, humans are more suscep...